[Diabetes-talk] I am very sad to let you know about the passing away of Mike Freeman, President of Diabetes Action Network

Tue Dec 27 23:42:43 UTC 2016

My husband checked his email late last night, and saw the original notice
and told me. I was shocked. Communicated with him via email and listserves
very recently, and was not aware of anything being critically wrong. It's a
lost we will all feel. He contributed in so many ways. And he was a strong
voice, not shy to share his opinion. His presence will be missed for a very
long time.

Bridgit

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
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To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] I am very sad to let you know about the passing
away of Mike Freeman, President of Diabetes Action Network

What a shock. I still can't get the lump out of my throat. I've talked with
him quite recently and had no idea anything else was going on. He sure knew
a lot. I enjoyed batting things around with him. Heck, I even enjoyed
fighting with him. <grin> He made such contributions here and on other lists
as well. My deep sympathies to his loved ones. We are all much richer for
what he gave. I feel like I should reset my synthesizer voice way down low
to say this, we'll miss you Mike. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Hugs to all of you.
Veronica

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m gina via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 12:55 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: d m gina
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] I am very sad to let you know about the passing
away of Mike Freeman, President of Diabetes Action Network

I was pleased to learn it was cancer not diabeeties that caused Mike to pass
away.
We work hard to keep going in the rite direction, I know we will keep doing
the same.

Original message:
> Dear NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Friends,

> I was very sad to get the news last night of the passing of NFB DAN 
> President Mike Freeman. I had the pleasure to know and serve with Mike 
> on diabetes related issues for the blind over the years. Mike had a 
> lot of wisdom and a strong desire to help his NFB friends to live 
> healthy lives with diabetes.  My prayers go out to his family and 
> friends that will greatly miss him.

> All Because of Christ,

> Jerry Munden, "Recipient of the 2011 NFB Bolotin Award"

> 980.253.0949 (m)

> Connect with me on
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrymunden?trk=hp-identity-photo> LinkedIn!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 1:13 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>; 
> nfbc-info at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Joy Stigile <joystigile at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] I am very sad to let you know about the 
> passing away of Mike Freeman, President of Diabetes Action Network

> Hello,

> I am sending below to all of you 2 messages.  The first one is from 
> David Andrews our list serve moderator and the second one is from 
> Marcie Carpenter, President of National Federation of the Blind of 
> Washington.  I cried earlier and am now able to send out this message.  
> Mike Freeman was someone who helped me to realize that having Diabetes 
> was just a fact of life and just to move on.  I will certainly miss 
> talking to him.  I love
the
> sound of his voice, wisdom and practicality towards life.  I am very 
> sad
to
> have to tell you of his passing away. See below for the announcement 
> from Marci Carpenter, President of the NFB of Washington.

> Sincerely, Joy Stigile, President Diabetes Action Network of 
> California

> Those of you who have used NFBNET in its various incarnations will 
> know
that
> Mike was an integral part of our success. He was an immediate and 
> enthusiastic user of the service, when we went live in June of 1991. 
> In those days you had to use a dial-up modem to get to our 
> bulletinboard and there were only a few discussion areas, and lots of 
> files. Later on I
asked
> Mike, and Steve Jacobson, to assist with the monitoring of lists, as 
> the traffic and number of lists had increased dramatically.  He did 
> this, as a volunteer for many years and could always be counted on to 
> help. As you know, he was President of the NFB of Washington for a 
> number of years, and was President of our Diabetics Division. He also 
> served on our R&D Committee, among many other things, for many years. 
> Even if you hadn't met Mike, you probably knew him from his 
> extraordinarily deep voice, as a
human
> sign, at NFB conventions. I and others participated on a Conference 
> Call with him this past Tuesday, and he sounded good, so this came as a
shock!

> Mike, thank you, and we will miss you!

> Dave Andrews

> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:43:30 -0800

> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List' List' < 
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> Subject: [nfbwatlk] sad news

> From: Marci Carpenter via nfbwatlk < <mailto:nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> 
> nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>

> Cc: Marci Carpenter < <mailto:mjc59 at comcast.net> mjc59 at comcast.net>

> It is with a heavy heart that I write to share the news that our 
> friend
and
> long-time Federationist Mike Freeman passed away last Saturday. As 
> many of you know Mike had been diagnosed with terminal cancer last 
> summer and had been undergoing treatment. In the last few weeks his 
> spirits had been
high,
> his treatment had been going pretty well and he was planning to attend 
> the NFB Washington Seminar next month. In the end it was his heart 
> that gave out. Mike dedicated his life to helping blind children and 
> adults realize their dreams. Mike requested that there be no service 
> so we will respect
his
> wishes. I will forward more information when I have it. Please keep 
> Connie and Shanti in your thoughts and prayers.

> Marci Carpenter, President NFB of Washington  
> <mailto:mjc59 at comcast.net> mjc59 at comcast.net < 
> <mailto:mjc59 at comcast.net> mailto:mjc59 at comcast.net>

> 206-604-5507

> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and 
> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind.

> Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.

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