<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Marsha drenth <div>Sent with my IPhone </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.</span> </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> president--- via Greater-Baltimore <greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> September 13, 2021 at 10:29:04 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org, nfb-maryland@nfbnet.org, nfbmd@nfbnet.org, greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org, nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org, central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org, md-atlarge@nfbnet.org, md-sligo@nfbnet.org, nationalharbor@nfbnet.org, mabm@nfbnet.org, mdabs@nfbnet.org, mdpobc@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> president@nfbmd.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Greater-Baltimore] Sad News: Lloyd Rasmussen</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List <greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Federation Family,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I am very sorry to share that our brother in the Federation, Lloyd</span><br><span>Rasmussen, passed away early this morning. Lloyd was a brilliant man,</span><br><span>having been one of the first blind people to become an engineer and work in</span><br><span>his field; he served at the Library of Congress National Library for the</span><br><span>Blind and Print Disabled for nearly 46 years. He helped develop and</span><br><span>implement dozens of NLS programs. If you listen to talking books, you have</span><br><span>Lloyd to thank. If you use BARD, you have Lloyd to thank. If you have an</span><br><span>NLS Braille display, you have Lloyd to thank. And these are just a few of</span><br><span>his contributions.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd was a fierce advocate for Braille, and he worked to make sure others</span><br><span>could access it. In fact, Lloyd was responsible for creating and formatting</span><br><span>our state convention Braille agendas for literally decades.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd was an outstanding sound engineer and technology enthusiast. In fact,</span><br><span>Lloyd has served as the audio engineer for all of the NFB of Maryland</span><br><span>Braille is Beautiful plays. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd loved music. As a member of the Cane Raisers, he wrote or sang many</span><br><span>of the songs that are now our Federation melodies.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd also was a man of strong faith. He led the affiliate's Sunday morning</span><br><span>devotionals for many years.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd was also an amateur radio operator, having begun when he was in third</span><br><span>grade. His call sign was W3IUU. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd previously served as President of the Sligo Creek Chapter in the</span><br><span>1980s. He has served in many leadership roles since moving to Maryland in</span><br><span>1975. When he passed, he was the chapter secretary.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd leaves behind his beloved wife of 40 years, Judy Rasmussen. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Lloyd's services will take place later this week in Iowa. There will be a</span><br><span>memorial service at a later date, and we will share information once it is</span><br><span>available.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Please keep Lloyd, Judy, and their friends and family in your thoughts and</span><br><span>prayers.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Ronza Othman, President</span><br><span></span><br><span>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</span><br><span></span><br><span>443-426-4110</span><br><span></span><br><span>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not</span><br><span>the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the</span><br><span>expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles</span><br><span>between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;</span><br><span>blindness is not what holds you back.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Greater-Baltimore mailing list</span><br><span>Greater-Baltimore@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/greater-baltimore_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Greater-Baltimore:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/greater-baltimore_nfbnet.org/marsha.drenth%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>