[Ohio-talk] keep my family in prayer.

[Dr. Smith]

Be Blessed and I will be praying for you and yur family.

JW

Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Hall" <lhall007 at cinci.rr.com>
To: "'Ohio-talk mailing list'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "'nabop'" <nabop at NFBnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:08 AM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] keep my family in prayer.


> Hi everyone,
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> I wanted to let some of you know that my mom passed away on Tuesday, June
> 23, 2009 between 2 A.M. and 3 A.M. in my sister's home in Kerens, Texas. I
> will be leaving on Wednesday evening June 24, 2009 heading to Dallas to 
> meet
> my sister. From there I will be at either her house or we will head to
> Shreveport, Louisiana for visitation and burial services. The visitation 
> is
> scheduled for June 26, 2009 from 5 to 8 P.M. at Rose Neath Funeral Home 
> and
> the funeral service is on Saturday June 27, 2009 at 1 P.M. She will be
> buried at Centuries Memorial Cemetery where my dad was buried back in 
> April
> 1976. I will be back in Cincinnati, Ohio late Monday evening June 29 and
> work for 2 days and be on the bus on July 2 heading to Detroit, Michigan
> with everyone who is going to the convention. I know this will give a 
> boost
> for sure.
>
> I lost my dad when I was 13 and now my mom at 46.
> Keep my family in prayer. I have 1 brother and 1 sister in our family.
> My mom was 77 years old who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and probably
> cancer. The type of cancer she had is unknown at this time. I am thankful
> that she is in peace with no more pain to deal with. I have already called
> Dr. Maurer and Joanne Wilson in reference to this death. My mom was a
> faithful reader of the Braille Monitor. She collected many recipes 
> published
> there. She loved Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. She also liked Cajun 
> music
> which was the type of music I grew up with while attending Louisiana 
> School
> for the Visually Impaired. That was many years ago. My mom made sure that 
> I
> had a good education at the school for the blind. I am thankful that I
> learned Braille and also developed independent living skills over several
> years. I also thank Joanne Wilson for being my mentor while I was 
> attending
> Louisiana Center for the Blind during 1994-1995.
>
> Take care and have a great day.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Lisa Hall, Braille Proofreader
> Former BANA Representative for Clovernook Center for the Blind and 
> Visually
> Impaired
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
> President since 1996 of
> National Association of Blind Office Professionals (NABOP), a Division of
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> Web page:
> http://www.lisa-halls-world.org
>
> Work phone: (513) 522-3860, extension 2271
> Cell phone: (513) 550-5155
> Home phone: (513) 931-7070
>
> E-mail: lhall007 at cinci.rr.com
> MSN I.D.: lhall10 at satx.rr.com (no email at this address)
> Skype: lisa120362
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> "It's not over until I win!"--Les Brown
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