[nfbwatlk] Dick Edlund

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
We will miss him.  He was such a gem!
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)" <Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:59 AM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] Dick Edlund


>I had a call this morning to let me know, that our long time friend, and
> former treasurer of the National Federation of the Blind, Richard Edlund
> has died.  He was most recently in hospice. Dick will be remembered for
> many things, his caring attitude for all blind persons, his fights with
> sheltered shop workers to organize, his  knack at getting on airplanes
> and traveling at a moment's notice, his ability to tell numerous stories
> and jokes in any category you could name, his great social skills,
> (including, I might add, a tremendous taste for scotch, which I shared
> with him on numerous occasions).
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> I will certainly miss Dick.  His partner, Pela has been steadfast, by
> his side during his decline, and she  and the rest of his family deserve
> our thoughts and prayers at this time of their loss.
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> I don't have any other details of service arrangements, etc, but I'm
> sure others will take care of that information.
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> This is a sad day for me, but I'm glad he isn't in pain any more.
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> Bennett Prows
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