[Nfbwv-talk] EVELYN MILHORN DIES

[Ed McDonald]

I knew Evelyn only in her role as a Federationist--at conventions, board 
meetings, and such.  I never knew a lot about her personal life, but I do 
know that she was employed for many years at the Marsh Wheeling Stogie 
factory.  I can't recall precisely what her job was, but she is certainly 
the only person I ever knew who worked in a cigar plant.  I don't believe I 
have even seen a Marsh Wheeling stogie, but Dave I suspect you have tried 
one.

I am sure Evelyn attended the 1972 national convention in Chicago which was 
my first, and she may have attended others.  However, I am also sure that 
she was not widely known beyond the West Virginia border.  Nevertheless, she 
did a lot to ensure the survival of our affiliate through its first three 
decades.

She may not always have understood the depth and breadth of the Federation 
in the same way that others of us did, but she found in the organization a 
community of friends working for a cause that she could embrace.  She is an 
important part of our history, and needless to say, we will miss her and 
remember her with fondness.

Ed


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] EVELYN MILHORN DIES


Thanks for letting us know, Ed.  She and others, including yourself
worked on me 30 years or so ago and Wheeling was my first, of many chapters.

Dave

At 05:16 PM 2/21/2009, you wrote:
>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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