[Ncabs] FW:The Passing of Another Giant

[Gary Ray]

NFB of NC:

 

Bill Waters died Friday.  Many of us knew him when he worked for the
Division of Services for the Blind or was President of the Friends of the
Library for the Blind.

 

He will be missed.

 

I have had a bad year!  All my mentors are gone now.  Herman Gruber, Hazel
Staley, and now Bill Waters~!

 

Best

 

Gary Ray

 

From: NFB-NEWSLINE Online [mailto:nfbnewsline at nfb.org] 
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 9:30 AM
To: Gary Ray
Subject: Article from Raleigh News and Observer Obituaries 2013 10 27

 

William Bryan Waters William Bryan Waters "Bill" November 5, 1932 ~ October
25, 2013 Raleigh William Bryan Waters "Bill" was born November 5, 1932. He
was the son of Bryan and Alice Waters, Beaufort County, NC Left to cherish
his memory are his wife of 41 years, Gail Rowe Waters, his daughter Lisa
Waters Anderson and her husband Brad of Des Moines, IA, his son Bryan Waters
and his wife Michelle of Raleigh, NC. His grandchildren are; Sean William
Waters, Andrew Bryan Waters, Samantha Grace Waters of Raleigh, Alice Grace
Anderson and William McCord Anderson of Des Moines, IA. He was a graduate of
Pantego High School. His undergraduate degree was from East Carolina
University, and his Master's and Doctorate from NC State University. Bill
began his career as a Rehabilitation Counselor for the eastern district,
Division of Services for the Blind. Later he served as Staff Psychologist,
Chief of Rehabilitation Division, and later became the first visually
impaired Director of the Division of Services for the Blind, opening the way
for other visually impaired individuals to follow. Among many
accomplishments with the Division was his work with the Lions of North
Carolina to create The Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, a diagnostic,
training, and employment program for visually impaired individuals. Bill
retired from the University of NC at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work
training program in Visual Impairments in 1982. After retirement, he worked
to create the Friends of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. Bill received the Governor's Order of the Long Leaf
Pine award for his lifelong work to enhance the lives of blind and visually
impaired citizens of North Carolina. Nothing mattered more to Bill than his
family. Bill enjoyed being with his family, working in his yard, listening
to books on tape, eating out with friends, listening to Carolina basketball
games, and traveling. He was a warm-hearted, loving husband, brother, Papa
to his grandchildren, and friend. He was a wonderful listener, problem
solver, anchor for the entire Waters family, an advocate, a storyteller, and
a deal maker with a terrific sense of humor. A memorial service will be held
on Monday, October 28 at 11:00 am at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
4415 Pleasant Grove Church Road. Family and friends will be received after
the service in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, please send
donations to the National Alliance for Lupus Research. 28 West 44th Street,
Suite 501, New York, NY 10036 . Published in The News & Observer on Oct. 27,
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