[Greater-Baltimore] Greater-Baltimore Digest, Vol 203, Issue 5

[MARYELLE THOMPSON]

I am a long time member of NFB. I understand what we do and why we do it. This is  wonderful tribute to Don. 

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>    1. Don Banning Tribute Wall (Maryland President)
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> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 00:56:16 -0400
> From: "Maryland President" <president at nfbmd.org>
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> Subject: [Greater-Baltimore] Don Banning Tribute Wall
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> All,
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> Some of you may remember Don Banning from prior to his moving out of
> Maryland.  He was part of the NFB of Maryland early on in our formation, and
> he maintained a home in Cambridge.  He served for a long time as the Second
> Vice President of the NFB of Louisiana, and he passed away on May 19, 2022.
> Last weekend, the family held services both in New Orleans and Cambridge.
> Below is a request from Don's sister Rickie.
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> I wonder if you might be so kind as to post a tribute to the tribute wall
> via the link below (It is posted by our local Cambridge MD funeral home on
> Donald Banning's obituary online page), saying whatever words you may feel
> inspired to write; and then, I wonder if you would mind please sharing this
> link to others in NFB to also share their tributes about and in honor of my
> amazing brother. It would mean a lot to me to read them as I move through
> this grief process. Below is the link to access it.
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> https://www.thomasfuneralhomepa.com/obituary/FrederickDonald-Banning#tribute
> wall
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> Thanks,
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> Ronza
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> Ronza Othman, President
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