<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">That is sad to hear. I hope her medical team. does an excellent job and she has a quick recovery. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 5, 2025, at 3:17\u202fPM, Jamie K. Richey via NFBN-Announce <nfbn-announce@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)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Dear Federation Family,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">I have some sad news to report. Our dear friend Barbara Loos broke her leg on Thursday and had to undergo surgery today. At this time, I haven\u2019t received an update on how the surgery went, but I will be sure to keep everyone posted as I learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Please keep Barbara in your thoughts and prayers during this time. We will certainly miss both her and Brad at convention this year, and we\u2019re sending our love and best wishes for a smooth and speedy recovery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk187995115">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115">Jamie K. Richey, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115">National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115">Office: (402) 477-7711<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115">Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@ne.nfb.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"><span style="color:blue">president@ne.nfb.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115">Website: </span><a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/sXwGCZ6m5AI5NDo7CjhPSB2L_N?domain=ne.nfb.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"><span style="color:blue">www.ne.nfb.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"><div><image001.jpg></div><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk187995115"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation\u2019s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want<o:p></o:p></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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBN-Announce mailing list</span><br><span>NFBN-Announce@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbn-announce_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBN-Announce:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbn-announce_nfbnet.org/markmurraycoleman%40gmail.com I will miss seeing Barbara and Brad a convention as well.</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>