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

[Sherri]

A really sad loss! In her way, she really cared about blind people. And she 
definitely loved the puppies.

Sherri
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Davis" <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; "Nfbf 
Leaders" <nfbf-leaders at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 11:11 PM
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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