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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 21, 2022 8:48 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Hello, everyone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Jeannie passed away in her sleep earlier this morning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> As many may know, Jeannie has been dealing with major health challenges and was preparing to transition to hospice care. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Along with many other roles, Jeannie served as president of our Oklahoma affiliate and as our national treasurer. She was deeply committed to the Federation and lovingly cherished her Federation family! She believed strongly in the importance of the work we do together and the transformative impact it had in her life and in the lives of so many! She was incredibly grateful to the officers and members of the affiliate who have given so much and taken on responsibilities as her health declined and to everyone who reached out to her with such love and support. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> We will continue to honor Jeannie’s memory in the love we have for each other and in the essential work we do each day!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> A memorial service will be held Tuesday afternoon in Bethany, Oklahoma. Details about virtual options will be available soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> I am filled with gratitude for the time Jeannie was with us! She made such a positive difference in my life and in the lives of so many!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Rest peacefully with your beloved husband, Mark, my sister!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <span style='color:#1F497D'>Pamela Allen</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Executive Director </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Louisiana Center for the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/101+S.+Trenton+St.+Ruston,+LA+71270?entry=gmail&source=g">101 S. Trenton St.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/101+S.+Trenton+St.+Ruston,+LA+71270?entry=gmail&source=g">Ruston, LA 71270</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Voice: 318-251-2891</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: 318-251-0109</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.louisianacenter.org/" target="_blank">www.louisianacenter.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Twitter: pamallen1227</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>You do not become what you want, you become what you believe. – Oprah Winfrey</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>