[NFBWATlk] Joyce Scanlan dies

[Kris]

When I first joined the organization in 2001, I remember reading about her and  BLIND Inc. She will be truly missed. She was a very fine lady. A wonderful role model and a strong leader.

Kris

“To succeed  you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a Reality.”
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> On Dec 30, 2020, at 6:37 PM, Bennett Prows via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> The sad news about Joyce is definitely a loss for the movement. She attended several Washington state conventions, and was a great national rep on a couple of occasions. She was instrumental in uniting the Minnesota NFB which had two affiliates at one time. She certainly be missed. 
> 
> /s/
> 
> Bennett Prows
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> From: Nightingale, Noel via NFBWATlk
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> If I understand BLIND Inc.'s history correctly, Joyce was the first executive director and founder of BLIND Inc.  I vividly remember attending a meeting at a national convention where Joyce talked about how BLIND Inc. students tended to stay in Minnesota when they finished their blindness skills training  and someone I was sitting next to said, "that's because they were frozen in place."
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> My condolences to Joyce's family and friends and gratitude for her contributions to the blind of the country.
> 
> Noel
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