<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I am so sorry for the loss<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 6, 2026, at 2:28\u202fPM, Russ Davis via NFBF-L <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello, NFB of Florida family,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It is with sadness that I report to you the unexpected loss of one of the Greater Jacksonville Chapters newest members. Mr. Barry Akins passed away on Saturday, July 4<sup>th</sup>. I spoke with his wife yesterday afternoon when she delivered the sad news of Barry\u2019s passing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Barry had joined the National Federation of the Blind and our Chapter on April 4<sup>th</sup> and was very excited about being welcomed into our Federation family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We do not have any information regarding the circumstances surrounding Barry\u2019s death, only that he had been hospitalized recently with an injury.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please keep Barry\u2019s wife and family in your thoughts and prayers while they navigate this very difficult time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Russ Davis, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NFB of Florida \u2013 Greater Jacksonville Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ph. 904-993-8433<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: russell@radiorusty.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBF-L mailing list</span><br><span>NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBF-L:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/cessbraille%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>