[NFBMT] Sad News

[Dan Burke]

Thanks for posting this Jim, it makes me feel sad.  Though Myrle and I
disagreed on key points about the MAB and the NFB, I always liked and
respected her.  She was good people.  It's funny, though, I was for
some reason thinking about her recently.

Best,
Dan


On 5/17/19, BRUCE&JOY via NFBMT <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The link didn't work for me.  Joy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMT <nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jim Marks via NFBMT
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 6:44 PM
> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List' <nfbmt at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jim Marks <blind.grizzly at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFBMT] Sad News
>
> Myrle Tompkins of Helena, Montana passed away April 30, 2019.  Many of you
> knew Myrle through her leadership in the Montana Association for the Blind.
> Below is a link to her obituary followed by the text from that link.
>
>
> https://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/tompkins-myrle-lee-viken/article_
> 1d12723d-bd8e-59bf-8f89-2f413dcebcc2.html
>
> Tompkins, Myrle Lee (Viken) | Obituaries | helenair.com Tompkins, Myrle Lee
> (Viken) list of 2 items Myrle Lee (Viken) Tompkins passed away peacefully
> at
> home on April 30, 2019.
>
> She was born March 30, 1935 in Billings, MT and married husband Allen
> Tompkins on October 24, 1954. They made their home in Helena and raised
> four
> children:
> Hilary, Nancy, Linda and Bill.
>
> She enjoyed hiking, volunteering and being an active member in the Helena
> community. She served on the MT Vocational Rehabilitation board, the City
> of
> Helena ADA committee and as president of the Montana Association for the
> Blind. She also tested voting machines for the Help America Vote Act for
> Montana during Secretary of State Bob Brown's tenure.
>
> Myrle was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Gladys (MacKrell)
> Viken, parent-in-laws Elwood and Bernadine (Erickson) Tompkins and her
> daughter Hilary.
>
> She is survived by her husband; Allen Tompkins, daughters; Nancy (Barry)
> Brosten , Linda McKinney and son Bill. Myrle is also survived by six
> grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and her sister Phyllis (Jack)
> Fletcher
> of Ogden, UT.
>
> Memorial service will be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3580 N.
> Benton Ave, Helena. Monday May 6, at 1:30 p.m., reception will follow.
>
>
> Jim Marks
> Blind.grizzly at gmail.com
> (406) 438-1421
>
>
>
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Dan Burke
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