[Nfbwv-talk] EVELYN MILHORN DIES

[C. Smyth]

Ed,

I am so sorry to hear this.  Bob just called and told me, and even though I 
knew she wasn't doing well, it was still a shock.  Please keep us updated as 
to arrangements.

Charlene


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed McDonald" <ed at eioproductions.com>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 6:16 PM
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] EVELYN MILHORN DIES


>I am sorry to report the death of long-time West Virginia Federationist
> Evelyn Milhorn.  She was 83 years old and apparently died in her sleep 
> last
> night.
>
> I got the news earlier today in a phone call from her friend and fellow
> Federationist, Dorothy Schultze.  According to Dot, Evelyn had been in
> failing health for some time, but the two of them talked by phone last
> night.  Funeral Arrangements are not yet complete.
>
> Evelyn's mother, a woman named Mrs. Travis, was blind, and the two of them
> joined the Sightless Workers' Guild, our Wheeling chapter, around 1949.
> Evelyn served for many years as financial secretary of the West Virginia
> affiliate and for even more years as treasurer of the Wheeling chapter.
>
> Evelyn was a woman of good spirit and strong commitment.  She could have
> more fun at a state convention than anyone I know, but she also worked as
> hard for the organization as anyone I know.  Back in the days when the
> affiliate published its yearbook, she served as the managing editor.  She
> managed our financial resources well and did all she could to make sure we
> were financially strong.  She was also part of the active core of Wheeling
> Federationists who got me to my first Federation meeting just over forty
> years ago.
>
> I know she is a member of our Hall of Honor, but my memory fails me as to
> the year of her induction.  Evelyn is one of a group of dedicated sighted
> members who worked faithfully with us to build and maintain the Federation
> in West Virginia during its early years.  Those of us who knew her will
> remember her fondly as a colleague and a friend.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Ed
>
>
>
>
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