<div dir="auto">Eddie, thank you for the kind words.</div><div dir="auto">Sheila</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 2:45\u202fPM Eddie Thieszen-Culp via NFBMO <<a href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">nfbmo@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Madame President, As I was unable to attend the 2026 national convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Austin, TX. I subsequently learned at the Springfield Chapter meeting of your being reelected to the national board of the greatest blind organization
in the world. As you know, this is the most august of blind leaders ever to be assembled at one time in today\u2019s modern world. If I had the opportunity to go back in time once, and change the proceedings, I would immediately stop the Meeting and remind everyone
of this incredible honor. You demonstrate your leadership in engagement. Although, this is one of the highest honors of one\u2019s career, you did not say a word because you were confident to know that you belonged there. Way to lead the movement. As our guest,
you respected our discussion and answered our concerns with confidence and certainty. Way to lead the movement. You made the membership the priority; although, it was obvious that you were under the weather. Way to lead the movement. With you continuously
being in the room, Blind Missourians will always have the first access to blind innovation, the forefront of information to choose as desired and in real time, the pulse of the leadership, and the energy of the body. Way to lead the movement. Congratulations
on your august accomplishment, because you have to be at the forefront of every batton General Patton quoted do not mourn such men who died\u201d but honor such men who lived (It takes discipline, courage foresight, compassion, heart, belief, philosophy, history,
honor, growth, Fortitude, wisdom, a never say die attitude, apride in the members, patience, endurance, the time, the effort, the sacrifices, the money, the hope, the desire, the authority to allow discussion, to strength to make the decision, the fidelity
to carry out the financial responsibilities of the movement, the brilliance to see potential and the backbone to inspire it, the intelligence to seek guidance without guilt and the conviction to lead without question or influence, thecuriousity to encourage
ever lasting idea and voice and the strategy to voice it to the electorate, and the sageness to know that the membership is the movement and and the president is merely the mirror to be a leader in this movement and here in Missouri we found them all in one
member. Madame President, nationally some may know you as the \u201cwrightMove\u201d but in the Show Me state we simply call it the \u201cSheila statement\u201d. Thank you for a caring enough to lead. Thank you for believing enough to follow. Thank you for growing enough
to inspire. Thank you for enduring enough to keep making Missouri WIN? Congratulations, Madame President, and way to lead the movement!</div>
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