[NFBNJ] [Chapter-Presidents] The news we have been anticipating

[Linda Dizzley]

Thank you for sharing this information. My condolences go to his  family and the NF B of New Jersey family.

I met Joe during a South Carolina state convention and his speech, kind words and loving spirit truly touched  me and still stays with me to this day. he will be truly missed but his  loving and caring impact Will live forever 

> On May 3, 2022, at 9:15 AM, Linda Melendez via Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Joe Ruffalo, who served us as president for 27 years, died quietly
> early this morning following a multi-year battle with Metastatic
> Bladder cancer related to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam
> War. Joe had been in hospice care and passed away in the  Bloomfield
> house where he grew up. Family members and friends were there to
> comfort him.
> 
> Joe had shared his journey with us and we send  our condolences to
> Joe's wife, Judy, and their sons Jim and Joey and their wives as well
> as sister Jane Degenshein, also a  leader in our National Federation
> of the Blind community and her husband Larry as well as other
> relatives and friends.
> 
> Funeral arrangements are  being finalized and I  will share them when
> complete. In the meantime, those who wish to honor Joe's memory may donate to the NFBNJ, the organization he said changed his life and
> which he shared fso generously with us for so many years.
> 
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