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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marion,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Very sad news indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I didn’t know them, but am keeping Les and family in my prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This whole thing is very scary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=66 height=96 style='width:.6833in;height:1.0in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1ZgHpSssGZH8Ha8eT7TdSo82HZg3BXUnY&revid=0BzVxKaP_Tl4tWlF0ZEJKeDcvUWFtbkRlTFd0RkQxZEU0bDFrPQ"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Diana Oliveira<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>NFBV Potomac Chapter, member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>NFBF Legislative Committee, member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>NABS, member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>NFB Employment Committee, member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>(305) 988-2713<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="mailto:dianaoliveira58@gmail.com" target="_blank">dianaoliveira58@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">Marion Gwizdala via NFBF-L</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 17, 2020 2:55 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List</a>; <a href="mailto:nfbf-tampa@nfbnet.org">NFB of Florida Tampa Chapter List</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:marion.gwizdala@verizon.net">Marion Gwizdala</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[NFBF-L] Mae Demers</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Federation Family,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> On august 5 I shared that two members of the tampa bay</p><p class=MsoNormal>chapter and the florida Association of guide Dog Users had contracted</p><p class=MsoNormal>COVID-19. Apparently Les's wife Mae contracted the virus at an imaging site</p><p class=MsoNormal>where she had gone for a conoloscopy. Her daughter, Angelique Mitchell,</p><p class=MsoNormal>drove her to the appointment since driving is not recommended after the</p><p class=MsoNormal>procedure. Both mae and Angelique contracted the virus and, in turn,</p><p class=MsoNormal>infected Les. Les told me his symptoms were fairly mild; however, they kept</p><p class=MsoNormal>him in the hospital for two weeks. Mae and Angelique were not as fortunate</p><p class=MsoNormal>and required intubation. I am very sad to share that Mae Demers lost her</p><p class=MsoNormal>battle with the Coronavirus on Friday afternoon at 1:55 and her daughter,</p><p class=MsoNormal>Angelique made her transition on Saturday at 1:18 p.m. nearly twenty-four</p><p class=MsoNormal>hours after her mom.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> A very sad sequel to this already miserable story is that,</p><p class=MsoNormal>due to the strain of resources brought on by this pandemic, mae and</p><p class=MsoNormal>Angelique must remain at the hospital morgue for more than two weeks because</p><p class=MsoNormal>all the public morgues and crematoriums have no room to store the bodies.</p><p class=MsoNormal>There is also a shortage of urns, necessitating an even longer wait for les</p><p class=MsoNormal>to collect his wife and daughters remains and schedule an inurnment in</p><p class=MsoNormal>Georgia. Please keep all of les's family in your thoughts and prayers that</p><p class=MsoNormal>the Universe eases Les's pain and allows all of us to find a greater plan</p><p class=MsoNormal>for humanity through all this pain and suffering.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With warm regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marion </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marion Gwizdala</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(813) 626-2789</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marion.Gwizdala@verizon.net </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBF-L mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBF-L:</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/dianaoliveira58%40gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=DefaultFontHxMailStyle><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>