<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
font-variant:normal !important;
color:windowtext;
text-transform:none;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration:none none;
vertical-align:baseline;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good evening fellow NFB Family<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dwight Sayer, President – National Association of Blind Veterans has posted this news. Since I am a member of the division, no I am not a veteran. I thought you may all want to know the news and pray for his family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheryl Echevarria<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>My fellow Veterans, Friends and Associates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is with a sad heart that I must tell you of the passing of our NABV First Vice President Clarence Eugene Huggins of Sumter South Carolina this morning about 8am . Gene as he liked to be called was a gregarious tall man who lost his sight due to diabetes which was a direct result of his military service in Viet Nam and his exposure to Agent Orange. Gene was a guide dog user and his partner Mac was as bodacious as his master. I once got a picture of Gene next to a motorcycle with side car in Atlanta Georgia during the NFB convention there and his guide dog Mac was sitting in the motorcycles sidecar . Those who could see the picture told me they both were smiling. At this time I don’t have any information about the arrangements for Gene’s burial, but as soon as I have some information I will pass it along. Gene’s daughter Tanis said she thought his wishes were to be buried at the Fort Jackson National Cemetary in Columbia South Carolina. Gene was a great friend and I am going to miss him terribly, and his shoes will be hard to fill as his replacement is sought for the National Association of Blind Veterans.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dwight Sayer<br>President<br>NABV<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=79 height=59 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D08E70.AE9228C0" alt="New NABV Seal Logo jpg full size"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dwight D. Sayer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 784957<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Winter Garden, Fl. 34778<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:president@nabv.org">president@nabv.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nabv.org/">www.nabv.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body,<br>but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up,totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --<br><b><u>WOW-- What a Ride</u></b>!"</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>