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<div style="font-size: 16px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><b>As we gather together and share fond memories of </b></font></div><div style="font-size: 16px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><b>Gloria Mills Hicks, our thoughts turn to her</b></font></div><div style="font-size: 16px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><b>drive to own a successful small business and her</b></font></div><div style="font-size: 16px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><b>infinite knowledge about EVERYTHING. Gloria loved</b></font></div><div style="font-size: 16px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><b>the National Federation of the Blind; her commitment </b></font></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif" style=""><b style="font-size: 16px;">and dedication to the NFB is </b><b>unparalleled. Over the</b></font></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-family: courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">years, Gloria was a beacon of light, where often </b></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-family: courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">there was no light. Prayers for Dan and the family.</b></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-family: courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">Dear Gloria, may your soul rest in peace.</b></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-family: courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;">Joe and Arlene Naulty 🙏</b></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-family: courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br></b></div><div style="" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-family: courier new, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><br></b></div><div style="font-size: 16px;" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 03:47:15 PM EDT, Paul Martinez via NFBF-L <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span></div></div><div id="ydp4922e9b1yahoo_quoted_9906487082" class="ydp4922e9b1yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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<div><div id="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113"><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">Dear 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. </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">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.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">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.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">More details about services for this extraordinary individual and information about how we can support her husband Dan Hicks and family will be forthcoming. </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">Please continue to send your prayers and positive thoughts to the hicks family.<br><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">Yours truly, </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">Paul M. Martinez, President ,</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Florida <br><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.866667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" class="ydp4922e9b1yiv5818203113MsoNormal"> </p><br><div dir="ltr"><span> <br>Paul M. Martinez</span><div>President, national Federation of the blind Florida<br><br></div><div><div>813-390-5720</div><div><br>With love, hope and determination we transform dreams into reality</div><div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>NFBF-L mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFBF-L@nfbnet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBF-L:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/amnaulty%40aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/amnaulty%40aol.com</a><br></div>
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