[il-talk] Sad news

[Leslie Hamric]

I am so sorry to hear this. Willie Williams was my teacher at ICRE in 1999. He got me over my fear of the stove among many other things. He taught me to take my time in the kitchen. He was a great teacher and will be missed.
Leslie


 

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> On May 11, 2018, at 5:56 AM, Debbie Pittman via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello 
> 
> It is with regret that I  inform our federation family of the passing of
> Willie Williams.  A  number of our members knew Willie from working with him
> at ICRE for a number of years.  He was also well known for his miniconcerts
> that he put on at ICRE and Blind Service. He also performed at  the
> Disability Pride  Parade for a  number of years as well.  He was a very dear
> friend of  mine and he will be greatly missed.
> 
> The services will be today at 
> Gatling Chapel
> 10133 S. Halsted  in Chicago.
> The viewing is at 11 and the service will start at 11:30 to 12:30.
> From what I'm told, there will be no repass.
> 
> It is possible to request a  same day trip for those that ride paratransit.
> I  thought  this was going to be listed by someone else, but it didn't
> happen, so I'm doing it.  He touched a lot of people's lives.
> 
> 
> Debbie P
> 
> 
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