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<DIV>Gloria was indeed a vibrant, competent, and also compassionate woman.
She thrived in the Federation and we thrived because of her. My thoughts
and prayers go out to Dan and the family. We are much better people for
having had Gloria in our lives. </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Mark Tardif
<BR>Nuclear arms will not hold you. </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nfbf-l@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">Paul Martinez via NFBF-L</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 16, 2023 2:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbf-l@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=president@nfbflorida.org
href="mailto:president@nfbflorida.org">Paul Martinez</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NFBF-L] Too soon, but in a better place</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Federation Family,<BR><BR>I regret to share with you that yesterday we
lost a dear friend to all of us. Gloria Mils Hicks a strong woman asister,
mother, and coach for me many times passed away early Saturday.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Gloria
was a long time federationist. She served in many roles in the federation;
president of the Tampa Bay Chapter for almost thirty years; Treasurer of the
Florida Affiliate for almost ten year; participated in many Washington Seminars;
a member of the federation for over forty years.<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Gloria
was truly a federationist and “lived the life she wanted” by building her own
business and demonstrating to all of us that no obstacles were big enough to
overcome. If you are like me, you are feeling a devastating sense of loss
combined with an overwhelming gratitude for what this woman did for the blind of
Florida.<o:p></o:p></P>
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details about services for this extraordinary individual and information about
how we can support her husband Dan Hicks and family will be forthcoming.
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continue to send your prayers and positive thoughts to the hicks
family.<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P>
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truly, <o:p></o:p></P>
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M. Martinez, President ,<o:p></o:p></P>
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Federation of the Blind of Florida <BR><BR><o:p></o:p></P>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN><BR>Paul M. Martinez</SPAN>
<DIV>President, national Federation of the blind Florida<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>813-390-5720</DIV>
<DIV><BR>With love, hope and determination we transform dreams into
reality</DIV>
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