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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear Mark I have never met you to my knowledge, but I feel your pain. I loss my mother 13 years ago. My first thought after reading your notice is your post script after your name. I have always loved it, and I thought perhaps the inspiration to make it comes from being reared by your Mom. She cannot hold you now physically, but your loving thoughts will keep you warmly wrapped by your memories of her. Best Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Tardif via nFB-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2026 8:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> markspark@roadrunner.com; NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Talk] Mom passed away<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Greetings, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I just wanted to inform folks that my mother passed away this morning. She has been very weak and going downhill for some time. She was 89 years old, and man will she be missed. Please keep her and our family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Mark Tardif <br>Nuclear arms will not hold you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>