[Nfbc-info] NFBC-Info Digest, Vol 139, Issue 15

Tue Dec 27 20:00:00 UTC 2016

Aww goodness, this is truly sad news. Please know my thoughts and
prayers are with his family at this sad time.

On 12/27/16, John Bates via NFBC-Info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I am so sorry to hear of Mike's passing.  He and I attended leadership
> seminar together in the 1980's.  A fine person and a huge loss to the NFB
> Deanna Bates
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>>    1. Interesting new technology - video glasses? (David)
>>    2. I am very sad to let you know about the passing away of Mike
>>       Freeman, President of Diabetes Action Network (Joy Stigile)
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>> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:38:20 -0800
>> From: David <BearSFO at PacBell.NET>
>> To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Lauren Merryfield <lauren at catlines.com>,	"'NFB of Washington Talk
>> 	Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Interesting new technology - video glasses?
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>> http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/health/2016/12/22/sj-blind-boys-christmas-wish-see/95701458/
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>> --David
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 22:13:06 -0800
>> From: "Joy Stigile" <joystigile at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>,
>> 	<nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] I am very sad to let you know about the passing
>> 	away of Mike Freeman, President of Diabetes Action Network
>> Message-ID: <07e301d26008$4b83f630$e28be290$@gmail.com>
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>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am sending below to all of you 2 messages.  The first one is from David
>> Andrews our list serve moderator and the second one is from Marcie
>> Carpenter, President of National Federation of the Blind of Washington.
>> I
>> cried earlier and am now able to send out this message.  Mike Freeman was
>> someone who helped me to realize that having Diabetes was just a fact of
>> life and just to move on.  I will certainly miss talking to him.  I love
>> the
>> sound of his voice, wisdom and practicality towards life.  I am very sad
>> to
>> have to tell you of his passing away. See below for the announcement from
>> Marci Carpenter, President of the NFB of Washington.
>>
>> Sincerely, Joy Stigile, President Diabetes Action Network of California
>>
>>
>> Those of you who have used NFBNET in its various incarnations will know
>> that
>> Mike was an integral part of our success. He was an immediate and
>> enthusiastic user of the service, when we went live in June of 1991. In
>> those days you had to use a dial-up modem to get to our bulletinboard and
>> there were only a few discussion areas, and lots of files. Later on I
>> asked
>> Mike, and Steve Jacobson, to assist with the monitoring of lists, as the
>> traffic and number of lists had increased dramatically.  He did this, as
>> a
>> volunteer for many years and could always be counted on to help. As you
>> know, he was President of the NFB of Washington for a number of years,
>> and
>> was President of our Diabetics Division. He also served on our R&D
>> Committee, among many other things, for many years. Even if you hadn't
>> met
>> Mike, you probably knew him from his extraordinarily deep voice, as a
>> human
>> sign, at NFB conventions. I and others participated on a Conference Call
>> with him this past Tuesday, and he sounded good, so this came as a shock!
>>
>> Mike, thank you, and we will miss you!
>>
>> Dave Andrews
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:43:30 -0800
>> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List' List' <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] sad news
>> From: Marci Carpenter via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Marci Carpenter <mjc59 at comcast.net>
>>
>> It is with a heavy heart that I write to share the news that our friend
>> and
>> long-time Federationist Mike Freeman passed away last Saturday. As many
>> of
>> you know Mike had been diagnosed with terminal cancer last summer and had
>> been undergoing treatment. In the last few weeks his spirits had been
>> high,
>> his treatment had been going pretty well and he was planning to attend
>> the
>> NFB Washington Seminar next month. In the end it was his heart that gave
>> out. Mike dedicated his life to helping blind children and adults realize
>> their dreams. Mike requested that there be no service so we will respect
>> his
>> wishes. I will forward more information when I have it. Please keep
>> Connie
>> and Shanti in your thoughts and prayers.
>> Marci Carpenter, President NFB of Washington mjc59 at comcast.net
>> <mailto:mjc59 at comcast.net>
>> 206-604-5507
>> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and
>> friends
>> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind.
>> Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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