[Tall-Corn] Memories of Melva

[Rosamae Osterberg]

 thank you April for doing it for me. I will miss her terribly She only lived around 45 min from me but I could never find a ride to go visit her as I wanted so it was always via email or on the phone. 
 April am having trouble with hallucinations . Found a nero-opthphalmalgist in Omaha who is now trying to help me. It was going good til our last visit around Nove 26.  He put me on a new med and I have gone bonkers . Called down there today and a Lisa a nurse called me back told me to stop the med and never take it til i heard from them. Today was a humdinger. I was so oozy walking had to be really careful so I did not fall. 
  U know what April  Melva is seeing 20/20 and she is hearing perfectly  well  now She is home with our Jesus. Melva and I had many talks about him. 
  Not certain if I will make it to the funeral but am trying. Blessings  Rosie 
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From: April Enderton via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org>
Sent: 1601-01-01 08:00:46
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Subject: [Tall-Corn] Memories of Melva

Dear Federation Family,

I just wanted to share a few special memories of Melva Urban, a dedicated federationist and outstanding woman. I met Melva in January 2007 when we roomed together at my first Washington Seminar. I was feeling kind of home sick and Melva reminded me so much of my grandma that just listening to her talk was a great comfort to me. Melva has been a federationist longer than many of us have been alive. She shared with me that she was at the meeting in Oregon, I believe it was, where Dr. Jernigan announced that he would be moving to Iowa to be the director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind. At that time, Iowa had some of the worst services for the blind in the country. Well, anyone who knows their NFB history also knows how Dr. Jernigan turned that around—so much that in 1968, the then Iowa governor proclaimed that if anyone has to be blind, the best place to be blind is in Iowa. Melva also told me about the bakery that she ran in Newell, Iowa and about her vending stand.

Melva had a hearing problem so I helped her around the hotel. Sometimes, both of us ended up getting lost and one time, we got separated from each other. 

When we launched the At Large Chapter in 2013, Melva was one of our original members. One year, we wished her a happy birthday. I think she may have just turned 90. We asked her about her secret for longevity. She laughed and said that she drank one glass of red wine every night. Melva was a truly delightful person and I feel honored to have known her.
Sincerely,

April

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