[nfbwatlk] Fw: Fwd: [bookshare-discuss] FW: [bksvol-discuss] Extremely sad news to the Bookshare.org community

[Mike Freeman]

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From: "don bishop" <w6smb at donbishop.org>
To: "gui-talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:48 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: [bookshare-discuss] FW: [bksvol-discuss] 
Extremely sad news to the Bookshare.org community


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> On 2/12/2007 at 12:35 PM John Glass <John.G at Benetech.org> wrote:
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>>-----Original Message-----
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>>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of
>>Jim at Benetech.org
>>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:53 AM
>>To: bksvol-discuss at freelists.org
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Extremely sad news to the Bookshare.org
>>community
>>Importance: High
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>>It is with great regret and sorrow that I inform you that Gustavo
>>Galindo passed away suddenly yesterday.  Gustavo was the Site
> Manager
>>for Bookshare.org, and was the foundation of our Bookshare.org
> team.  He
>>was involved in the rapid growth of our collection over the last
> four
>>years through personally approving each book being added.  Gustavo
> was
>>fierce in his dedication to serving people with print impairments
> while
>>getting it right, by taking our commitments to publishers and
> authors
>>seriously.  He had a formidable intellect, and his insights,
>>understanding and sense of humor will be sorely missed by our
> team.
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>>We can honor Gustavo's commitment to access and books by doing our
> best
>>to bring more books to more people with print disabilities around
> the
>>world.
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>>Jim
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>>Jim Fruchterman
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>>President and CEO
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>>Benetech
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>>480 California Avenue, Suite 201
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>>Palo Alto, California 94306 USA
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>>New direct line: +1 650 644-3406
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>>Fax: +1 650 475-1066
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>>jim at benetech.org
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>>www.benetech.org <http://www.benetech.org/>
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>>The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
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