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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Beautifully written, Eddie an ongoing tribute to
our Shelia, Madam President!</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=nfbmo@nfbnet.org href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">Eddie Thieszen-Culp
via NFBMO</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbmo@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbmo@nfbnet.org">NFB of Missouri Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=ekculp@gmail.com
href="mailto:ekculp@gmail.com">Eddie Thieszen-Culp</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 12, 2026 2:34 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NFBMO] Congratulations, Madame
President!</DIV>
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President, As I was unable to attend the 2026 national convention of the
National Federation of the Blind in Austin, TX. 2026; 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 \u201c(please
find quote)\u201d do not mourn such men who died\u201d but honor such men who lived (and
turn this into a wuitty to say if he were alive today and making the quote for
a board member of the national Federation of the blind). 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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