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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I agree with you Holly. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joe and Kitty were so very involved in the NFBF for a very long time and both are fine people. I will miss her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sherri<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Holly Idler Ryan via NFBF-L<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 27, 2023 9:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Holly Idler Ryan <hbeanie@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBF-L] Sad news-Kitty King passed away<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My heart breaks.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Holly<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 27, 2023, at 8:25 PM, MARILYN BALDWIN via NFBF-L <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for sending this message Denise. Ms. Kitty was one of the finest people that I had the pleasure of knowing during these past 30 plus years in this Affiliate. Kitty and Joe worked so hard in their small community to improve the lives of blind people, especially in the area of mobility services. They both worked as a team in our Florida Affiliate for many years. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please give Joe and his family my sincere condolences on the loss of Ms. Kitty, who was always by his side. Kitty was a dedicated member of our Federation family, and she was kind to everyone that she knew. May the Peace of Christ be with them during this difficult time of loss. The Communities of Faith Committee will pray for the King family. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please send the address to the King family to me. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Blessings and Peace, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marilyn Baldwin <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Communities of Faith Committee <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NFBF <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>(407)810-0554 <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 27, 2023, at 12:20 PM, Judith Hamilton via NFBF-L <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Kitty was a true lady. She worked quietly, behind the scenes. I am so glad to have known her over the years that I have been in the NFB. When I would get to the hotel at state conventions, Kitty and Joe were like the "anchor couple." Kitty has left a rich legacy. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Peace and Comfort to Joe, Thomas, and family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Judy Hamilton<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 9:25 AM DENISE VALKEMA via NFBF-L <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00141E;letter-spacing:-.4pt;background:#FAFAFA'>Ruth King Obituary</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:.25in;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt;background:#FAFAFA'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404F57'>Obituary published on Legacy.com by Oak Ridge Funeral Care - Winter Haven on Oct. 26, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:21.0pt;background:#FAFAFA;max-height:none;box-sizing:border-box;overflow:visible'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"PT Serif",serif;color:#00141E'>Obituary of Ruth Kathleen King<br>Ruth Kathleen (Kitty) Spickard King of Winter Haven passed away peacefully at home on October 25, 2023.<br>Kitty was born, raised and lived her entire life in Winter Haven, Florida. She was a proud and devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister and aunt, and member of Beymer Methodist Church. While first and foremost a mother and homemaker, along with Joe, her husband of 52 years, Kitty advocated for experiences and opportunities for young adults, blind people and those in need of transportation services.<br>Kitty graduated from Winter Haven High School with the class of 1949. She was a bookkeeper for Mac Plumbing and later received a degree from the Southern College of Business in Medical Transcription. She was co-owner of King's Cycle & Repair bicycle shop in Winter Haven.<br>Kitty was a devoted member of Beymer Memorial United Methodist Church for over 70 years. In the 1950's she taught junior-high Sunday school, became Youth Director in the 1960s, and Nursery coordinator in the 1970s. She volunteered at Brigham Elementary and was a Den Mother for Cub Scout Troop 123.<br>Kitty was an advocate for the blind through the National Federation of the Blind, Polk County Chapter. She worked to bring transportation solutions to Winter Haven, which became Winter Haven Area Transit (WHAT). In 2014, Kitty and Joe were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.<br>Kitty is survived by her husband Joe, son Thomas (Annette), sister Sharon Shaver, nieces Karen Spickard Strnad, Debbie Spickard Hatch, Pam Shaver Dohmlo (Philip), Kim Shaver Luaces (Eddie), nephews Wesley Spickard, Jonathan Spickard and James Spickard.<br>Visitation and Services will be Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2PM at Beymer Church, 700 N. Lake Howard Drive Winter Haven, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Florida United Methodist Children's Home or Beymer Church.<br>To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ruth King, please visit Tribute Sto<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"PT Serif",serif;color:#404F57;background:#FAFAFA'>To plant trees in memory, please visit the </span><a href="https://sympathy.legacy.com/en-us/funeral-flowers/productdetails/?type=obituary&p=205573138&pn=ruth-king&affiliateId=4359&v=01&sku=tre-tim&pm=240" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"PT Serif",serif;color:#006699'>Sympathy Store</span></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"PT Serif",serif;color:#404F57;background:#FAFAFA'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00141E'>10/29/2023 Service<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00141E'>3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00141E'>Beymer Memorial United Methodist Church<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00141E'>700 North Lake Howard Drive, Winter Haven, FL<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#00141E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div id="m_-5954413010540692403TabsRoot"><div><div id="m_-5954413010540692403donateWith"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span 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and family in your thoughts and prayers. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Denise Valkema<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida board of directors <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>(305)972-8529</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFBF-L mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFBF-L@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org" 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 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