<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi, Maryanne,<div><br></div><div>Yes, Steve will be sorely missed and I do remember when he worked for Silver Lining Technologies and, of course, the NEAT Center. It is still hard to fathom the fact that we won't ever see him any more. I still hear his voice in my mind.</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">EstherSent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max!</span><br><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 27, 2022, at 6:54 PM, Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Federation Family, friends, and partners,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Many of you have already heard and perhaps many of you have not. On Wednesday, November 23<sup>rd</sup> in the early morning, Steven Famiglietti and his partner Cory Richmond were stuck and killed by a speeding driver on Blue Hills Avenue. The driver has been charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter and reckless driving. For those of us who knew Steve this is of little solace. I first met Steve at Vision Dynamics at the beginning of my vision loss journey. I last saw him at the National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut state convention on November 4, 2022. If you knew Steve, he was as kind and caring the first time I met him as on the last. I personally got to know Steve well when I worked for Silver Lining Technologies. Our office was in the NEAT (New England Assistive Technology) building on the Oak Hill campus. Steve’s office was around the corner from mine. When I would eat lunch, I’d join the employees of NEAT. We had a grand time. Steve and I were the only people with guide dogs, so we had a lot to talk about. Steve was a kind and patient teacher of many assistive technology apparatuses for the blind and visually impaired. There are no words that describe how much he will be missed by me and all that new him. Below please find information on his wake and service. God bless you Steve, may he hold you in the palm of His hand.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/steven-famiglietti-obituary?id=38228872">https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/steven-famiglietti-obituary?id=38228872</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maryanne Melley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">860-212-5549<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">maryanne.melley@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>CT-NFB mailing list</span><br><span>CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/elevegnale%40sbcglobal.net</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>