[nfb-talk] nfb-talk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 5

Pat Gormley kk3f at msn.com
Wed Jan 7 20:38:47 UTC 2009


Dave along with Diane McGeorge, he gave the two best banquet speeches I've 
heard at Maryland conventions going back 34 years. 73- pat kk3f
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>   1. Our friend Dick Edlund passes (Gary Wunder)
>   2. Important Convention Reservation Information
>      (Freeman, Mike - TOSD-DITT-2)
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> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net> (by way of David Andrews
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> Subject: [nfb-talk] Our friend Dick Edlund passes
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> It saddens me to have to pass this along.  Dick Edlund was one of the
> primary persons responsible for getting me involved in the
> Federation, for teaching me, and for believing in me when some others 
> didn't!
>
> David Andrews
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>  am surprised that this information hasn't been out on other lists
> already, but it is my sad duty to tell you that our good friend
> Richard Edlund has died. Dick had been hospitalized since sometime in
> early October, and his last few days were spent in hospice care.
>
> Many of us remember when Dick was our long-time National Treasurer
> and the State President in Kansas. He also served in the Kansas
> Legislature, was a champion for sheltered shop workers, and a
> goodwill ambassador for all blind people.
>
> Dick meant so very much to me that it is hard to know where to start,
> and I'm sure that many of you have similar feelings.
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> I've heard nothing yet about funeral arrangements. When I do, I will
> pass them on. I will always associate box 11185 with the best of what
> it means to be a Federationist.
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> From: "Freeman, Mike - TOSD-DITT-2" <jmfreeman at bpa.gov> (by way of
> David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Important Convention Reservation Information
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> Hello, Fellow Federationists!
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> The information in the December, 2008 Braille Monitor concerning how to
> make hotel reservations for this summer's national convention in Detroit
> is wrong! Do not, I repeat NOT, make reservations by calling the local
> 313 number. Instead, please call (800) 266-9432 to make convention
> reservations with the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center.
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> This information comes from Mrs. Jernigan via Tony Cobb!
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> Michael Freeman, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Washington
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