<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> David Andrews via Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 3, 2021 at 11:13:54 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> David Andrews <dandrews920@comcast.net><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Chapter-Presidents] Remembering Joyce Scanlan</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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Fellow Federationists,<br><br>
It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you of the passing of a
great leader and friend in the National Federation of the Blind, Joyce
Scanlan. She passed away overnight at Methodist Hospital where she was
being treated for respiratory problems which resulted in heart
failure.<br><br>
Those who know Joyce know that she has been a tremendous influence on the
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota since she first became
active in the organization in 1970. She was our dynamic president from
1973 through 2007, and since then, she has been active with our Seniors
Division, serving for some time as its president. She was also elected
for many years to the national board of the National Federation of the
blind and served for a while as Secretary as well as 1<sup>st</sup> Vice
President.<br><br>
Joyce led the charge to establish Blindness, Learning in New Dimensions
(BLIND) Incorporated and served as its Executive Director from its
founding in 1986 until her retirement in 2003.<br><br>
It is hard to express the influence and the effect that Joyce had on many
of us over the years. She led both the National Federation of the
BLIND of Minnesota and BLIND Incorporated courageously through many
challenges. She put her many talents and skills as well as her heart into
fighting for the right of blind people to be believed in and treated with
respect and to be in charge of our own lives. In legislation and policy,
she pioneered many successes, including the passage of the Minnesota
Human Rights Act and a state Braille bill, and she was a driving force in
having State Services for the Blind moved from the Department of Public
Welfare into the Department of Jobs and Training. Joyce worked hard to
help people on an individual level as well as to improve and hold
accountable the entities and systems that affect us. She made an enormous
positive and lasting difference for us all.<br><br>
We all express our deepest sympathy and support especially to our fellow
Federationist and friend, Joyce's long-time husband, Tom, who is,
himself, a historic leader in our movement. I would ask that you keep
Joyce, Tom, and their friends and family in your hearts.<br><br>
We will share information about arrangements once we have it.<br><br>
With love,<br><br>
Ryan<br><br>
<br><br>
Ryan Strunk, President<br><br>
Pronouns: he, him, his<br><br>
<a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><br><br>
<a href="http://www.nfbmn.org/" eudora="autourl">www.nfbmn.org</a><br><br>
(612) 872-9363<br><br>
Live the life you Want.<br>
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