[nabs-l] rest in peace Sue Ponchillia

[Christina Mitchell]

I don't know her but I'm sorry to hear that she passed.  Sending my
condolences to the family.

On 10/13/09, Adrianne Dempsey <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know how many of you on the list knew Sue Ponchillia, but she was a
> grate leader and simultaneously a grate side kick to Paul.  She helped
> change the way the blind view sports and spread knowledge to the sighted
> world about blind peoples abilities.  She and Paul believed in not letting
> kids sit out of gym class because they couldn't see, and together they
> gathered all the information they could on adapting sports and recreational
> games.  They started an annual  camp in Michigan to introduce blind kids to
> sports, and for the returnees farther training to improve.  Many blind kids
> joined sports teams at school because of their efforts including myself.
> Sue deserves allot of credit for this grate impact on many peoples lives as
> she put her heart and soul in to sports camp, and even extended it to other
> states.
>     On top of all she did for the blind community she was a professor at
> Western Michigan and a loving wife to Paul.  She had a heart of gold and a
> jovial manner that was infectious.  She was witty and intelligent.  She has
> been fighting Brest cancer for a few years now and was very brave through it
> all.  She kept up a good attitude and never gave up on her mission or
> Paul's.  With out her the blind and sports would never be what it is to day.
>  She also made a monumental difference in a lot of lives just by being Sue,
> and she is and will be missed by many.
> I love you Sue thank you for everything you did for me your legacy lives on.
>
> Andi
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-- 
Christina