<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you, Monte, Linda, Jamie and Karen. We are also sad to hear this news about Doug. We will miss him very much. We feel blessed to have known him even briefly and pray for his family and all of us in this time. We are grateful to know he is no longer in pain.<div><br></div><div>Blessings,</div><div><br></div><div>Barbara and Brad<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 15, 2026, at 11:56\u202fPM, Karen Moritz via NFBN-Announce <nfbn-announce@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thank you Linda and Monte for sharing the news about Doug. I was heartbroken to read the message. I had the sense that Doug really fought for another outcome. Jamie, thank you for your kind words as well. You captured Doug's personality well. Doug will definitely be missed. When there is any news about a funeral or memorial service please let us know.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Blessings, Karen</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 4:23\u202fPM Jamie K. Richey via NFBN-Announce <<a href="mailto:nfbn-announce@nfbnet.org">nfbn-announce@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello, <div>This is sad news indeed. Doug had not been a member of our movement for long, but jumped right jumped right in and he was involved in the senior division and greater at large chapter. Doug was always in a good mood, he was friendly, kind and always willing to help out. He will definitely be missed. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you, Linda and Monte for the update.</div><div><br id="m_5698008990221715856lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sincerely, </div><div dir="ltr">Jamie K. <span style="font-size:13pt">Richey</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 15, 2026, at 11:54\u202fAM, Linda Mentink via NFBN-Announce <<a href="mailto:nfbn-announce@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbn-announce@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<span>Good morning All,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I just received a call from Monte Ekern informing me that Doug Peterson, a member of our affiliate and board member of our senior Division, passed away last night in the hospital in Omaha. Monte and his wife went to his home this morning and talked to Doug's brother-in-law, who was glad they came to find out about Doug. He will be greatly missed.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sincerely,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Linda Mentink, NFBN and Senior Division Secretary</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBN-Announce mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBN-Announce@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFBN-Announce@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbn-announce_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbn-announce_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBN-Announce:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbn-announce_nfbnet.org/jamie.richey16%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbn-announce_nfbnet.org/jamie.richey16%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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