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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'>Dear Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'>As many of you know from the Positive Note this week, Anderson Chapter President Furman Marchbanks passed away this Monday after the convention. “ I am very sad to report the death of Furman Dean Marchbanks who passed away at his home on Monday morning, October 31. Dean was doing an outstanding job as President of the Anderson Chapter prior to becoming seriously ill a few months ago. His energy and enthusiasm for the NFB will be greatly missed. We all need to keep his family and the Anderson Chapter in our thoughts and prayers.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'> It was his desire that memorial gifts be sent to the Federation Center of the Blind, 119 S. Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29205<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'>Frank Coppel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#006600'>NFB of SC President<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>