[Tall-Corn] Goodbye our dear sweet Nyla Cecilia Crain

[Cindy Ray]

Wow, what an amazing woman was Nila Crane! I didn’t know her long; I worked with her in Terri Wilcox classes during the pandemic. I was inspired by her. We talked on the phone a few times, and the wisdom she imparted to me was absolutely impossible to replicate almost anywhere else. I felt young and like she was teaching me things about life, and I wasn’t young! She had such wisdom and such knowledge, and she approached braille and her entire life with such a sense of enthusiasm and adventure. A beautiful person she was, and she will truly be missed. May you rest in peace, Nyla, and we all love you and miss you.
Cindy Lou Ray
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> On Aug 5, 2025, at 2:01 PM, Intesar Duncan via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Dear NFBI Family,
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> It is with a heavy heart and much sadness that I need to inform you of the passing of our oldest member, Nyla Cecilia Crain, 97 years young. Although it was not unexpected, it is sad to no longer have her with us. We will miss her laugh, her capacity for friendship, and her intelligence. She was a fountain of knowledge for both the past and the present. Below are a few words from Jonathan Ice in memory of Nyla. 
> "I first met Nyla Crain when she was 91 years old. I was at the Iowa City Public Library opening up a meeting room for a meeting of the Old Capitol Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind. She came up to me and said that she was losing her vision due to macular degeneration and wanted to meet some other people who were dealing with vision loss. I told her this is a great place to start. Nyla did not enter our chapter timidly or apologetically. As many people age they become leery of trying new things. Not so Nyla. She seemed to thrive on learning new things, and everything was a new adventure for her. (For example, she learned U E B contracted Braille at the age of 93.) When she was healthy, Nyla regularly attended our meetings. As her cancer rebounded her attendance suffered, but she remained in contact with us through regular visits from Intesar Duncan and Michael Baxter. She would honor us with her presence every once in a while when we had some kind of a special occasion. We will miss her positive attitude and lust for learning. May your next adventure be even better than your last, Nyla Crain. Signed by Jonathan." 
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> Nyla expressed her wish to not have an obituary written about her. I am sending separately the link to Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City who will be hosting an informal memorial service for her this Friday, August 8th from 11 a m until 1 p m. If you can make it, please join us to celebrate her unique and inspiring life. 
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