[Nfbc-info] Fw: [nfb-talk] Ray McGeorge Obituary

[Mary Willows]

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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 7:51 PM
Subject: [nfb-talk] Ray McGeorge Obituary


>
> > MCGEORGE Raymond  Wesley  Ray McGeorge, 80, of Denver died June 18, 
> > 2010.
> > He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Diane; his brother, Ivan; a
> > grandson, Michael McGeorge of Denver, and two great grandchildren.  Two
> > sons, Skip and Bryan,  granddaughter, Amy,  brothers, Homer and Earl and
> > sister, Ruby, predeceased him.    Ray was born and raised in Loveland,
> > Colorado.  Blinded in an accident as a boy, Ray finished school at the
> > Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind in Colorado Springs.  He 
> > continued
> > on
> > in technical school and worked as a turret lathe operator for Morse
> > Industrials  for 40 years.  Ray played a major role in the early civil
> > rights movement for the blind, founding the National Federation of the
> > Blind
> > of Colorado in 1955.  He broke many employment barriers and shattered
> > stereotypes by demonstrating that a blind man could work successfully as 
> > a
> > machinist in an age when blind people were often relegated to jobs in
> > sheltered workshops.   Ray was a beloved husband, father and 
> > grandfather,
> > but his influence stretched far beyond his family.  He touched the lives
> > of
> > countless thousands of people in his work with the National Federation 
> > of
> > the Blind.  For the past 60 years Ray has been a steadfast leader in
> > promoting justice and equal treatment for blind individuals in the state
> > of
> > Colorado and throughout the nation.  His passing is mourned by friends 
> > and
> > colleagues across the country.  In particular, Ray will be missed as the
> > leader of the Colorado Center for the Blind Senior Program.  Seniors who
> > thought their lives had ended when they lost their sight were given hope
> > for
> > the future through Ray's classes in blindness skills and confidence
> > building.  We cannot even begin to count the contributions Ray McGeorge
> > has
> > made in working to bring equal treatment for blind people in all walks 
> > of
> > life.   And, we cannot begin to count the little things we will miss at
> > his
> > passing.his gentle heart, his generosity, his strength of character, his
> > sense of humor, and his love of life even
> >
> > in the face of adversity.  Ray, we will miss you.
> >
> > A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at Mile Hi
> > Church of Religious Science, 9079 W. Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, CO.In 
> > lieu
> > of
> > flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Colorado Center
> > for
> > the Blind, 2233 W. Shepperd, Littleton, CO  80120 or the National
> > Federation
> > of the Blind, 1800 Johnson St., Baltimore, MD 21230.
>
>
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