[NFBF-L] Passing of Bill Outman

Sat May 10 02:11:09 UTC 2025

It is with deepest sadness that I concur with many of the condolences of our family on the passing of Bill Outman. I always felt he was the smartest person in the room and his recollection of most things was like a photographic memory. His little known facts he shared on our Zoom meetings will be missed; some made us laugh and some made us groan, but Bill was nothing if not a smart, sometimes sarcastic advocate. Condolences to his family, our Daytona Beach family and our affiliate. 

  Camille Tate, president

National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

Board of Directors 

www.nfbflorida.org <http://www.nfbflorida.org/> 

Tel: 321.372.4899

With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.

From: NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jorge Hernandez via NFBF-L
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Subject: Re: [NFBF-L] Passing of Bill Outman

It is a sad day for our federation family.  

Bill will be greatly missed but never forgotten.  Rest in Peace friend.  My deepest condolences to friends and loved ones.

Jorge Hernandez 

From: NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of Judith Hamilton via NFBF-L
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Subject: Re: [NFBF-L] Passing of Bill Outman

I could not believe this news when I opened my Email. Brian and all; my condolences to you, his family, and friends in the federation and Daytona Beach community. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Peace,

Judy Hamilton

On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM Brian Norton via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Our wonderful friend William “BILL “Hall Outman died this afternoon on Friday May 9 2025 in Halifax Medical and Health Center Daytona Beach of residual physical effects from a stroke this past week. 

When Bill was taken off life supports, Bill’s brother Wayne and sister Lora, his friend and stepfather Brian Norton, numerous Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins were present in his hospital room praying with his Pastor David Troxler of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ Daytona.

Bill was 60 years old, and has been an actively involved member of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida for the past 30 years. 

Bill had been an amazing Secretary for his NFBF Greater Daytona Beach Chapter for  numerous years, and his interesting and detailed minutes were often better than the collective memories of those participants attending. Bill was a unique and talented writer and a perfectionist on the savant autism scale.

Bill had a love of baseball, and could recite from memory the baseball players names and statistics for baseball history going back during the last 100 years.

Bill was extremely well informed about politics and legislation, and was an active member of the NFBF legislative committee, and the Florida Democrat Disability caucus.

Bill was a graduate of the St. Augustine Florida School for the Blind, and a schoolmate of Peggy Fleischer. Bill has been a client and student for the past several years at the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired, and a ceremony at the Conklin Davis Center will be held for Bill Outman on Tuesday May 13, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

We will send out a Flyer describing this event for Bill in a subsequent notice.

Please keep Bill and his family in your prayers, 

Brian Edward Norton

Florida Bar #1033481

National Federation of the Blind of Florida NFBF

NFBF Greater Daytona Beach President

Conklin Davis Center for the visually Impaired Vice Chairman

Ponce Inlet and Conklin Davis Lions Clubs member

briannorton.flalaw at gmail.com <mailto:briannorton.flalaw at gmail.com> 

386.871.3359

“Kindness is an Attitude the Blind can See

and the Deaf can Hear”- Mark Twain

in your prayers,

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