[NFBF-L] Fwd: [Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [Colorado-Talk] FW: In Memoriam Scott LaBarre: A Statement on his Passing

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On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 11:58 AM William Outman via NFBF-L <
nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I’m surprised it didn’t show up. It was in the original Colorado Talk
> message forwarded by Massachusetts that I forwarded.
> Bill
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 12, 2022, at 11:24 AM, kendrick.deborah--- via NFBF-L <
> nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> There was no YouTube link here, just pasted text.
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> Do you have a link?
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> Thanks,
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> Deborah
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> *From:* NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *William Outman
> via NFBF-L
> *Sent:* Monday, December 12, 2022 4:32 AM
> *To:* NFBF List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* William Outman <billoutmannfb at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [NFBF-L] Fwd: [Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [Colorado-Talk] FW: In
> Memoriam Scott LaBarre: A Statement on his Passing
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> Enjoy the youtube tribute to Scott in this message.
>
> Bill Outman
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* Shara Winton via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> *Date:* December 11, 2022 at 9:39:56 PM EST
> *To:* NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* sharawinton at gmail.com
> *Subject:* *[Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [Colorado-Talk] FW: In Memoriam Scott
> LaBarre: A Statement on his Passing*
> *Reply-To:* NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org
> >
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> The following message is from the National Federation of the Blind, the
> National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, and the Colorado Center for
> the Blind.
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> It has been a difficult year of loss for the circle of friendship we share
> in our movement. We regretfully share the devastating loss of Scott
> LaBarre, who passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, December
> 10. Most recently serving as our national general council, Scott has been a
> longtime Federationist, a fierce leader in our movement, and a great friend
> to so many of us. The outpouring of love from the Federation family was
> deeply felt by Scott, but his challenging medical condition could not be
> overcome. More details about services for this extraordinary individual,
> along with information about how we can support his wife, Anahit, and
> children, Alex and Carter, will be coming soon.
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> We are overwhelmingly grateful for the decades of work that Scott did for
> the blind of his generation and beyond, from arguing in the courts on
> behalf of blind people who experienced discrimination, to his service as
> president of the Colorado affiliate, to the close personal mentorship he
> freely gave to hundreds of individuals—all while raising a family. Scott
> was a lawyer who ran his own private law practice in the areas of
> employment law, disability rights, and international copyright policy.
> He held several leadership positions within the American Bar Association
> and the organized blind movement. He served as chairman of the Colorado
> Center for the Blind, led the National Association of Blind Lawyers, and helped
> establish and guide the Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium. His impact will
> continue to ripple across the world because of his leadership in securing
> the Marrakesh Treaty, an international agreement permitting the sharing
> of accessible books, which was just one among the many ways he
> created positive and lasting change.
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> The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado presented a Tribute to
> Scott <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBTHYWe7gnI> at the 2021 state
> convention that shares more about his story and enduring influence, and we
> will continue to celebrate his life and service. Per the request of his
> family, memorial contributions should be directed to either the Colorado
> Center for the Blind or the National Federation of the Blind for the work
> to empower blind people to live the lives they want, to which Scott gave so
> much. We send our love and gratitude to him and his family.
>
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