[Nfbf-l] FW: [Gduf-l] Sad news

Sat Apr 9 17:48:01 UTC 2011

Borrow away. I borrowed it from someone else. A chapter heading in a book, I
think. 

Dan

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily.  
Not to dare is to lose oneself." 
                 - Soren Kierkegaard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of
> Patricia A. Lipovsky
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 12:18 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] FW: [Gduf-l] Sad news
> 
> Dan, I like your quote at the end of your email. Would you mind if I
> borrowed it?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; "'Nfbf
> Leaders'" <nfbf-leaders at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 12:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] FW: [Gduf-l] Sad news
> 
> 
> > I, too, am shocked and saddened by Rita's passing. I knew that she had
> > been
> > ill, but did not realize how serious her illness was or that it was
> > ongoing.
> > Knowing Rita, that is just the way she wanted it.
> >
> > The NFBF has lost one of our loyal and longtime supporters. We will all
> > miss
> > Rita.
> >
> > "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily.
> > Not to dare is to lose oneself."
> >                 - Soren Kierkegaard
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of
> >> Kathy Davis
> >> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 11:12 PM
> >> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'; Nfbf Leaders
> >> Subject: [Nfbf-l] FW: [Gduf-l] Sad news
> >>
> >> Dear NFBF Friends,
> >> I am absolutely stunned to tell you that our dear and treasured friend,
> > Rita
> >> Princivalli passed away as the result of cancer. I am simply stunned by
> > this
> >> news as I didn't even know Rita was ill.
> >>
> >> I tried to reach her several times to no avail and Allen Bornstein
tried
> > to
> >> connect with her too. What a complete and utter shock!!
> >>
> >> For those of you who did not know Rita well, you may remember that she
is
> >> the terrific and giving woman who put on the "What's New and Cool for
the
> >> Blind" seminar at state convention.
> >>
> >> Please read on to see what Debbie Grubb, has to say about Rita. Bless
her
> >> dear and giving heart!
> >> Often Rita told people that the reason she became a puppy raiser was
> > because
> >> when she worked for the Center for the Visually Impaired here in
Daytona
> >> Beach, Rita simply fell in love with my first Seeing Eye dog, Dorsey.
It
> > was
> >> also because of a dear friend's guide dog named Heidi.
> >>
> >> I will miss her and so regret that I had no idea that she was battling
> >> cancer. God bless her giving heart and her love for blind people and
> >> their
> >> guide dogs.
> >>
> >> Kathy
> >>
> >>
> >>   _____
> >>
> >> From: Patricia A. Lipovsky [mailto:plipovsky at cfl.rr.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 7:26 PM
> >> To: Kathy Davis
> >> Subject: Fw: [Gduf-l] Sad news
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Kathy.
> >>
> >> I didn't know if you had heard or not so I thought I would forward this
> >> to
> >> you.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Debbie Grubb <mailto:debbiecg at verizon.net>
> >> To: Guide Dog Users of Florida <mailto:gduf-l at emissives.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:28 PM
> >> Subject: [Gduf-l] Sad news
> >>
> >> Because Rita Princivalli touched the lives of so many guide dog users,
I
> > am
> >> sharing the message with you that I just sent to the Southeastern Guide
> > Dog
> >> Users e-mail list.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> hello Freedom Family,
> >>
> >> I am saddened to post the news of the passing of our beloved friend,
Rita
> >> Princivalli.  Today, Rita lost the valiant battle that she had been
> >> waging
> >> against cancer.  Rita's was the first voice that many of us heard as we
> >> arranged for our first or return visit to Southeastern Guide Dogs.
> >> Rita's
> >> presence during class brought each student respite from the stress of
> > guide
> >> dog school and a touch of longing for home, important knowledge about
> > caring
> >> for our dogs, vital information about the Americans with Disabilities
Act
> > ,
> >> our access rights and responsibilities, and opportunities for enjoyable
> >> activities on and off campus.  Having had the opportunity to spend time
> > with
> >> Rita and her friend, David, I know beyond a doubt that the affection
and
> >> respect that all of us felt for Rita was returned in abundance.
> >>
> >> Rita's daughter is about to give birth to her second child.  When she
is
> >> able to travel, there will be a memorial service for our dear friend,
> > Rita,
> >> at Southeastern Guide Dogs.  Information about that service and Rita's
> >> wishes for her remembrance will be sent to this list as soon as it is
> >> available.
> >>
> >> Please feel free to send this message to your friends who knew Rita and
> >> were, like all of us, the beneficiaries of her friendship, expertise,
> >> commitment to the guide dog movement and overwhelming kindness.
> >>
> >> I will close this note with two personal experiences i had with our
> > friend,
> >> Rita.  When my husband, Frela, was fighting his own personal battle
with
> >> cancer, Rita's friend, David, at Rita's request, was one of the
wonderful
> >> volunteers who drove Frela and me to Moffitt.  David and Frela became
> >> good
> >> friends and being with him brought Frela much comfort.  Many times,
David
> >> used Rita's car for this purpose.  Soon after Frela's death, although
> >> Rita
> >> was herself fighting cancer, she and David took me out to dinner and we
> >> spent a delightful afternoon together.  At that dinner, Rita gave me a
> >> beautiful memory that I will cherish always.  During the previous
> >> Thankstgiving, when it was David's turn to give thanks, he gave thanks
> >> for
> >> the opportunity of knowing my husband.  I will always carry the memory
in
> > my
> >> heart of Rita's voice as she shared that precious private family moment
> > with
> >> me.
> >>
> >> When I, as event coordinator for Top Dog 2011, asked Rita to bring us
her
> >> excellent canine first aid program, she said "yes" without hesitation.
> > When
> >> her family asked her what she wanted for Christmas last year, she asked
> > them
> >> for funds that she added to those generously provided by Southeastern
> > Guide
> >> Dogs to purchase the first aid kits that we who attended Top Dog 2011
> >> received.  By January of this year, Rita was gravely ill.  David and
her
> >> family were anxious to get her to Chicago where her family lived and
> >> where
> >> it was hoped she could receive more expert medical attention.  Rita
> > refused
> >> to go until after Top Dog.  She said that Top Dog 2011 would probably
be
> > the
> >> last guide dog event that she would attend and participate in and she
> > wanted
> >> to give all of us this last gift.  Rita came to us riding a scooter and
> >> brought to us her excellent canine first aid presentation and her
> >> terribly
> >> compelling and amusing anecdotes as a puppy raiser during the puppy
> >> raiser
> >> panel.  Rita remained with us for the entirety of the conference and
> >> although she must have been exhausted, she and David gave a
Southeastern
> >> student a ride to the school from orlando.  That's just who Rita was.
> >>
> >> There are no words to describe how much Rita will be missed by all of
us
> > who
> >> work a Southeastern guide dog and by the many other guide dog handlers
> >> who
> >> were touched by Rita's warmth, kindness and generous heart when they
met
> > her
> >> during various conferences at which she represented our school.
> >>
> >> Please remember Rita's friend, David and her daughter in your thoughts
> >> and
> >> prayers.
> >>
> >> Until we remember Rita's life formally, I know that each of us will
> > remember
> >> her privately in our own way.
> >>
> >>
> >> Respectfully,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Debbie Grubb
> >> debbiecg at verizon.net
> >>
> >>
> >>   _____
> >>
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> >>
> >>
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