[Ohio-Talk] The news we have been anticipating about Joe.

[Kathy Legg]

Good morning to all

I am very sorry to hear about Joe my thoughts and prayers are with the family Chris I will be keeping your dad in my prayers

Kathy Legg
Greater Akron chapter


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> On May 3, 2022, at 2:15 PM, Suzanne Turner via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Chris,
> 
> Your father is in my prayers.
> 
> Suzanne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Richard Payne
> via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 2:08 PM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Richard Payne <rchpay7 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] The news we have been anticipating about Joe.
> 
> You are welcome and yes we will.
> 
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Christopher
> Sabine via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 10:42 AM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Christopher Sabine <info at onhconsulting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] The news we have been anticipating about Joe.
> 
> Richard.
> 
> Thank you so much for his family. Joe and his family are in our prayers.
> Also--some prayers for us would be appreciated as well.
> 
> My father was just diagnosed officially two weeks ago with bladder cancer
> (Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma). He has a surgery to try to remove the tumor
> this Friday at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. Like Joe, we believe
> strongly that this is related to Agent Orange Exposure in Vietnam.
> 
> Very Best,
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Richard Payne
> via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 9:23 AM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Richard Payne <rchpay7 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ohio-Talk] The news we have been anticipating about Joe.
> 
> Joe Ruffalo, who served us as president for 27 years, died quietly early
> this morning following a multi-year battle with Metastatic Bladder cancer
> related to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. Joe had been in
> hospice care and passed away in the  Bloomfield house where he grew up.
> Family members and friends were there to comfort him.
> Joe had shared his journey with us and we send  our condolences to Joe's
> wife, Judy, and their sons Jim and Joey and their wives as well as sister
> Jane Degenshein, also a  leader in our National Federation of the Blind
> community and her husband Larry as well as other relatives and friends.
> 
> Funeral arrangements are  being finalized and I  will share them when
> complete. In the meantime, those who wish to honor Joe's memory may donate
> to the NFBNJ, the organization he said changed his life and which he shared
> fso generously with us for so many years.
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> The National Federation of the
> Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or
> your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because
> low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You
> can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
> 
> 
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