[Nfbc-info] eD eAMES, a Memory

Tue Oct 27 19:38:48 UTC 2009

Ed Eames was my friend.  I didn't agree with his position that everyone 
should have a guide dog, but what did that matter.  You could talk to Ed 
about anything, about stuff guys never talk about.  He was generous with his 
time and he devoted his life to furthering the cause of assistance dogs and 
getting them a place at the table.  He was a right guy, and I'm glad I knew 
him for a little time.  Ken Volonte
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tina thomas " <tinadt at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Ed Eames


>I too was sadden to hear of the Passing of Ed Eames. Ed and  Toni were a 
>big
> help to me when I had to make the painful decision to put my first guide 
> dog
> Hershey to sleep. They helped me through that painful     process. For 
> those
> of you who  don't know this, CAGDU was not a division when ED and Toni 
> were
> a part of our affiliate. We were a committee called the   Canine Concerns
> Committee. When Ed and Toni left our  affiliate we guide dog users got
> together and decided that we needed to continue Ed and Toni's mission of
> educating         the public as well as assisting other guide dog handlers
> with advocacy and support and that is how CAGDU came to be a division in 
> our
> affiliate. I did speak to Toni this morning and she is in good spirits and
> she is taking it one moment at a time. If you all have memories of Ed you
> would like to share please send them to me at tinadt at sbcglobal.net and I
> will make sure that Toni receives them.
> Warmly
> Tina
>
>
> "Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own instead 
> of
> someone else's."
> - Billy Wilder
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Bryan Bashin
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:36 AM
> To: NFB of California List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Ed Eames
>
> I last visited Ed and Tony at their Fresno home perhaps four years ago.
> They were warm, engaged and treated me to an ad hoc dinner they cooked 
> that
> evening.  Ed always had the energy and enthusiasm of a man in his 
> fifties,
> so I was astonished then to learn he was already in his early 70s.
>
> Eames have been tireless advocates for the rights of people using guide 
> dogs
> and perhaps CAGDU or our affiliate in general could find some way to
> memorialize their passion with some action?
>
> Cordially,
>
> BryanEd and Tony
>
>
> At 09:55 PM 10/26/2009, you wrote:
>>Ed and Toni were two of the first Federationists I met as a child.
>>At the age of 11, they befriended me and became my pen pals. It was so
>>exciting to recieve mail and listen to the letters they would send me
>>about their travels.
>>
>>It makes me sad to know that Ed has passed away.
>>
>>LM
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:19 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Ed Eames
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for posting this. I hadn't heard yet as I haven't gone through
>>>week end papers. I knew last week that he was going to hospice.
>>>Chuck
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stigile"
>>><rstigile at sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 11:25 AM
>>>Subject: [Nfbc-info] Ed Eames
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello All,
>>>>Ed Eames, who was a member of the Board of Directors of the NFBC at
>>>>one time, and who has been a great advocate for people using guide
>>>>dogs, passed away on October 25th.
>>>>Details of a memorial service in December will be given at a later time.
>>>>Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>>Robert Stigile
>>>>
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