[Nfbwv-talk] EVELYN MILHORN DIES

[David Andrews]

I used to live up the hill from the Marsh Wheeling Stogie factory.  I 
loved the smell of the tobacco.

And ... yes, I have tried smoking them, and let's just say they were 
a typical inexpensive cigar.  I guess I am a cigar snob ... but.

\Dave

At 11:54 PM 2/21/2009, you wrote:
>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
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>
>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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