[nfb-talk] Fwd: [il-talk] Connie Davis obituary

[David Andrews]

I am sad to have to circulate the news of the recent death of Connie 
Davis -- a long-time Chicago Chapter member and staunch Federationist!

David Andrews





>MATTOON - Connie J. Davis, 62, of Mattoon, died at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday,
>January 3, 2013 at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago, Illinois.
>
>Memorial services honoring her life will be on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at
>Schilling Funeral Home, 1301 Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois.
>Visitation will be from 10:00 -11:30 am with a memorial service at 11:30 am.
>
>Connie was born August 9, 1950 in Mattoon, the daughter of Betty
>(Huckleberry) and Lowell Davis. She graduated from Mattoon High School and
>Illinois State University. Connie spent most of her career teaching foreign
>languages, Spanish and French, in the greater Chicago area. She was an
>active member of the National Federation of the Blind and always searched
>for ways to help others. Most recently she participated in the education of
>medical students at Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She was very
>kind, brave and tenacious. Even during her illness, she expressed a desire
>to serve as a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society and to
>participate in research to discover methods for earlier detection of ovarian
>cancer.
>
>In addition to her parents, Connie is survived by her brother, Kent
>(Juanita) of Atlanta GA; greyhound niece and nephews, Shorty, Treat and Roll
>of Atlanta GA; Aunts Phyllis (Bill) Fuqua of Mattoon IL, and Nance (Roy)
>Buchanan of Toledo IL; several cousins and a host of friends.
>
>In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Connie's memory to
>either the American Cancer Society, or to Southeastern Greyhound Adoption
>Fundraising (www.greyhoundadoption.org) 4605 Wind Drive, Powder Springs GA
>30127.
>
>
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