<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(153,0,0)"><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Good Afternoon NFBI Family,<br><br>Below please find the very impressive obituary which appears today on the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home's website, which is both copied below and may be found at: <br><br></span><a href="https://www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/2025/Feb/Dolores-M-Reisinger/" target="_blank">https://www.cedarmemorial.com/Obituary/2025/Feb/Dolores-M-Reisinger/</a><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dolores Molina Reisinger, 93, passed away February 17, 2025, at Meth-Wick Community. A visitation will be held Monday, February 24, 9-10 a.m., at All Saints Catholic Church, 720 29th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, followed by a funeral mass, 10-11 a.m. Burial will take place at Cedar Memorial Cemetery, 4200 First Ave., Cedar Rapids at 1 p.m. </span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Reisinger, and her parents Dolores Munhoz and João Molina. Surviving relatives, all of Sao Paulo, Brazil, include her sisters Dirce Molina Munhoz and Vera Lucia Molina (Darcio Francisco) Marcilio; two nephews, Thiago Molina (Dainana Santana) Marcilio and Marcelo Molina (Rosana) Marcilio; a niece, Valeria Marcilio (Fernando) Triboni; five great-nieces and -nephews, Antonella Santana, Vitoria and Mariana Marcilio, and Bruno Marcilio and Fernanda Marcilio Triboni; a cousin she was particularly close to, Magali Munhoz; and several dear friends including Kathy Hall, who was with Dolores daily from the time she moved from her home to memory care at Meth-Wick.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Dolores was born February 5, 1932, and grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a loving family. She was six months old when her parents learned she was blind. They were determined Dolores grow up as a ‘normal’ person, capable of learning through her remaining senses, and above all, her mind. They allowed her to grow not only physically but mentally, emotionally and intellectually. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Dolores attended a special Catholic school for blind children, run by the sisters of St. Vincent de Paul. After elementary and secondary school, she attended Sao Paulo State University, earning a Master of History degree. She taught in Brazil until 1968, when she was invited by the US State Department and the International Federation of the Blind to visit America for a two-month exchange program. The purpose of the trip was to observe schools and rehabilitation centers for blind Americans. <br>During her trip to America, Dolores met her future husband, Jack. They were married March 8, 1969, after Dolores decided to leave her home country and permanently move to the United States. At the time, Brazil was experiencing political and military oppression; there was no freedom of press, no freedom of speech, public meetings were not allowed, and citizens were not allowed to voice their opinions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Once in the US, Dolores learned her Brazilian degree was not recognized, so she went back to school. She earned a teaching certificate and Master of Spanish degree from the University of Northern Iowa. She spent the next several years teaching Spanish at Columbus High School in Waterloo. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">In 1976, Dolores went to work for the Iowa Department for the Blind as a vocational rehabilitation teacher, serving 11 counties. For more than 18 years, she worked with blind individuals, teaching them the skills they needed to help them live independently. She also helped them understand that blind persons, given an opportunity, can overcome what she called the ‘inconvenience’ of loss of sight. She adamantly taught and believed the real problem of blindness is misunderstanding and lack of information, quite often caused by public attitudes, misconceptions and social prejudices.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">After retirement, Dolores volunteered as a member of the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission. During that time, she received the first of many signed proclamations by the mayor of Cedar Rapids for “White Cane Safety Day” each October 15. She also served on the Linn County “Help America Vote Act” task force, which looked at election systems to ensure accessibility for individuals who are blind and visually impaired. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Additionally, Dolores taught English as a Second Language and Portuguese classes at Kirkwood Community College. She often spoke in front of groups about blindness and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Every October, during Meet the Blind Month, she actively pursued opportunities to educate the community about blindness, including handing out literature at public libraries, presenting in classrooms, and demonstrating her Braille typewriter. One of her favorite materials to share was the NFB’s Courtesy Rules of Blindness:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">• <b>Cane </b>– My cane (or guide dog) is my independent travel aid. If you think I might need help, please just ask me.<br>• <b>Ordinary </b>– Blind people are ordinary. It feels awkward if you think I am amazing when I accomplish ordinary tasks like walking or tying my shoes. I also like ordinary things and have ordinary hobbies. It is okay to be amazed if I do something really exceptional.<br>• <b>Understand </b>– I may not recognize your voice if I don’t know you well. Please say, “Hi, it is Sue.”<br>• <b>Remember </b>– I may have some sight but use nonvisual techniques and tools like a cane because it works best for me. Sometimes people think I am “faking” because I see a little, but I am just picking techniques that are most efficient and safe in light of my vision.<br>• <b>Talk </b>– Please talk to me rather than a companion, and there is no need to speak up so just use your normal speaking voice and talk with me like you would with other people.<br>• <b>Experience </b>– I probably have years of experience using nonvisual techniques to live my life. Feel free to ask me how I do something, or how best you can assist me, if help is needed.<br>• <b>See </b>– It’s ok to still use words such as see and look. I will talk with you like everyone else, although I may not be able to make direct eye contact.<br>• <b>Yield </b>– In all 50 states, the law requires drivers to yield the right of way when they see my extended white cane or guide dog. Only the blind may legally carry white canes. I listen to traffic patterns to know when to cross streets and to keep a straight line when moving around. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Above all, Dolores was devoted to her Catholic faith. She was a longtime member of All Saints parish. She never missed a mass and treated every Sunday like a special occasion, arranging a lunch date with a friend every week. At All Saints, she enjoyed lecturing, knitting with the shawl ministry, and loved to attend and help with church activities like decorating for Christmas, packing meals for Take Away Hunger and partaking in potlucks and celebrations. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">Everyone who knew Dolores could easily recognize her determination. She was a strong person who was never defeated. She enriched the lives of a great number of people and will be loved and missed by all. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:18.5467px">In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the National Federation of the Blind or All Saints Catholic Church.</span></p></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM Sandy and Terry Poldberg via Tall-Corn <<a href="mailto:tall-corn@nfbnet.org">tall-corn@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3222774058616056736"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_3222774058616056736WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I too echo all that has been said about Dolores. She truly wasa lot of fun. She always would not reveal her age saying she was ageless. I worked with her at the IDB for many years. Whenever wehad staff meetings and she was in Des Moines, we would eat lunch together and had many good conversations. She was a champion for blind people and was very active in spreading the word about blindness. She will be missed.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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