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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>My heart goes out to Patricia and thank you for your constant vidulence taking care of Buck, taking care of the NFB of PA. I for one will miss Buck’s wild sense of humor. It was putting off to me at first, but once I saw his deeds I saw the real buck. Some twenty plus years later and I still remember that fine man and you of course Patricia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Warm thank you Jim for telling all of us the news.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Becky formerly of the Erie chapter and now out here in WA <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:b.butterfly@comcast.net">b.butterfly@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Antonacci via NFBP-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 28, 2022 9:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Pennsylvania Talk, state list' <nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Jim Antonacci <jjantonacci@verizon.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBP-Talk] Sad news<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_GoBack"></a>It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of a long-time federationist, Wiley Smith. Known to all of us as Buck, he passed away on Wednesday, July 27<sup>th</sup>, after experiencing chest pains and being taken to the hospital. Buck was 88 years of age and was probably the oldest, continuously-active member of the NFB of Pennsylvania. He was a wealth of information about the earlier days of the NFB. He actually did meet the first president of the Pennsylvania Federation of the Blind and he also attended the NFB national convention that was held in Philadelphia in the 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the Keystone chapter of the NFB of PA.<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Although he did not serve in a leadership role, he was politically astute in all levels of government. He was aware of matters affecting blind persons as well as general trends. If there was a rally to be held or a picket line to march in, Buck was the first one there. Whenever a group was organized to label and stuff envelopes or carry boxes, there was Buck at the table. No job was beneath him. He was a lifetime member of the NFB of Pennsylvania and always attended chapter meetings until he became ill in the last 12 months of his life. He will be greatly missed by all of us but especially by Patricia Grebloski, with whom he shared his life for the past 35 years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As of yet, no plans have been made for any services, but we will advise as things progress.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Antonacci<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President Emeritus<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>