[nfbwatlk] Fwd: [Chapter-presidents] tragic news

Sat Dec 18 04:56:05 UTC 2010

How very sad indeed. I'm glad to see that there are grief counselors
present.
I can think of other situations in which this did not take place.
When something of this nature occurs, it effects each and every
student/staff member. 

Regards
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From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 10:21 PM
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Hi,
Yeah, that is really sad news.  Hard for the families and the staff and 
other students.  And an open door for stupid remarks from the public.
Thanks
Lauren
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From: "Kaye Kipp" <kkipp123 at msn.com>
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Oh *dear!*  That's horrible.  I feel for everyone involved.  Oh gee that's
tragic.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND EXPRESSES GREAT SORROW

AFTER TRAGIC ACCIDENT

December 17, 2010     Littleton, Colorado

Contact:  Julie Deden, Executive Director, 303 653-5987

Early this morning, three students of the Colorado Center for the Blind were
waiting at a Regional Transportation District
bus stop at the Southeast corner of West Mineral Avenue and South Utica
Drive in Littleton when a driver, headed north
on Utica, lost control of her car as she was turning east onto Mineral and
then hit the three students, one man and two
women.  Emergency personnel rushed the three to Littleton Hospital.  The man
later died due to massive injuries.  The
women are in stable condition and being treated.  The Colorado Center for
the Blind is not at liberty to release the names
of the students or further personal information at this time while family
members and loved ones are being contacted.

The students and staff of the CCB are in great shock and grieving,
 says
Julie Deden, Executive Director of the CCB.

Our love, prayers, and tremendous sorrow go out to the family and friends
of the student we have lost and we are
praying hard for the two women still in the hospital,
 continued Deden.  
At
the Center, we are first and foremost a family
and we will love and support one another through this great tragedy which
has struck us at a time of year normally
reserved for joy and celebration,
 reflected Deden.

The three students were on their way to the Center for its annual holiday
party immediately prior to a winter break.  The
CCB has requested assistance from Littleton city officials, and grief
counselors are present at the Center to help staff and
students address this tremendous tragedy.  
We will do whatever is necessary
to help our family through this difficult
time,
 said Diane McGeorge, Chairperson of the CCBs Board of Directors and
herself a former Executive Director of
the Center.

According to the Littleton Police, icy road conditions played a significant
role in todays accident.  
Our students
blindness had absolutely nothing to do with the accident,
 said McGeorge.

Our entire community is reeling from this
terrible incident,
 said Scott LaBarre, President of the National Federation
of the Blind of Colorado, the Centers chief
sponsor.  
These students were simply waiting for their bus like hundreds of
thousands of other metro commuters on their
way to work or school.  The breadth and scope of this tragedy cannot be
expressed in words,
 commented LaBarre.

For more information about the CCB, go to www.cocenter.org or call 303
778-1130.  The Center has been offering
independence training to blind youth, adults, and seniors since 1988.

Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.

LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
1660 South Albion Street, Ste. 918
Denver, Colorado 80222
303 504-5979 (voice)
303 757-3640 (fax)
slabarre at labarrelaw.com (e-mail)
www.labarrelaw.com (website)

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