[il-talk] Tribute

[Patti Gregory-Chang]

Good to hear from you.   Where have you  been?

Patti Gregory-Chang
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Tribute


> So I guess that means someone else's twin sister somebody else will be 
> passing on sonn
>
> Grin
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patti Gregory-Chang" <pattichang at att.net>
> To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>; "Illinois 
> Association of Blind Students List" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:47 AM
> Subject: [il-talk] Tribute
>
>
>> NFB held a president's seminar last weekend I want to share this with all 
>> of you.  It resinates with me.
>>
>>
>> A Tribute to Someone Else
>>
>>                      A TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE ELSE
>>     We were saddened to learn recently of the death of one of our most 
>> valued acquaintances, Someone Else.  Someone's passing created a vacancy 
>> that will indeed be difficult to fill.
>>   Else was with us for many years and for every one of those years did 
>> far more than a normal person's share of work.  Whenever leadership was 
>> needed,
>> this wonderful person was looked to bring results. "Someone Else can work 
>> with that group." we all said.
>>   Whenever there was a job to do, one name was on every list -- Someone 
>> Else!
>>   And it was common knowledge that Someone Else was generous toward 
>> volunteer organizations.  If there was a financial need, everyone just 
>> assumed that
>> Someone Else would make up the difference.
>>  Were the truth known, we all expected far too much of
>> Someone Else. Now Someone Else is gone! We wonder what we are going to 
>> do.
>>  Someone Else left a model to follow, but we wonder---WHO is going to do 
>> all those things that Someone Else did?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Patti Gregory-Chang
>> President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
>> pattichang at att.net
>> www.nfbofillinois.org
>>
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