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

[Stewart Prost]

I want to extend my sympathies to his family and the members of the NFBJ.
May his memory be a blessing to us all.

Stewart Prost, President, Tidewater Chapter, NFB of Virginia
Phone: 757-572-6891
Email: sprost82 at gmail.com

On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 10:15 AM President--- via Chapter-Presidents <
chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I and the Maryland family are so sorry for all of our loss. Joe was a true
> legend in the Federation and was one of the kindest, most generous, most
> genuine people I’ve ever met. We are each forever changed for the better
> for having him as a friend and brother in the Federation.
>
> Ronza Othman, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
> 443-426-4110
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 3, 2022, at 8:17 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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