[nfbwatlk] Fw: Another Passing (fwd)

[Mike Freeman]

While I disagree with the evaluation of Mr. Sanders below, the message 
is still worth reading.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Cindy Van Winkle
To: WCB-L
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 4:22 PM
Subject: [Wcb-l] Another Passing (fwd)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Gray" <chris at bayareadigital.us>


Hello to all:

I have learned this afternoon that Ralph Sanders has passed away in Las
Vegas, Nevada.  His health has been poor for some time.

Ralph Sanders is the type of person who could do just about anything to
which he put his mind.  President of NFB, Executive Director of Blind
Industries and Services of Maryland, Public Relations guru for ACB:  he
excelled in all of these positions and many others as well.  Ralph may 
be
best known and appreciated by the hundreds of individual blind people 
who he
has helped over the years with their Randolph-Sheppard Vendor and Social
Security matters

I met Ralph in 1999, and while our demeanor toward one another started 
out
as a mutually respectful but distant coolness, we found a strong bond in 
our
commitment to blind people and our commitment to ACB.  Ralph became a 
friend
of the truest sort, somebody on whom I could count on for honesty, 
support
and for following through on his accepted tasks.  Ralph's commitment to
people and tasks were genuine, not the momentary fancies that pass for
commitment from so many these days.

I will miss Ralph on many levels.  From just comparing notes on 
technology
to discussing the 5-10 year prognosis of the blind consumer movement, 
our
time together was always stimulating, looking toward a brighter future, 
and
marked for me by a spirit and intellect from Ralph, singularly uncommon 
in
its clarity, range, vision and insightfulness.

I hope that Ralph can find more peace and happiness than he sometimes 
felt
in this life, particularly in these past two years.  He has earned that 
and
more through his many contributions to this community, and for his 
caring
about the common blind person whose voice can be so often lost in the
political shuffle.

Chris


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While I disagree with the evaluation of Mr. Sanders below, the message is still worth reading.
 
Mike
 
----- Original Message -----
From:
mailto:cindy.vw at msn.com Cindy Van Winkle
To:
mailto:wcb-l at wcbinfo.org WCB-L
Sent:
Friday, July 20, 2007 4:22 PM
Subject:
[Wcb-l] Another Passing (fwd)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gray" < mailto:chris at bayareadigital.us chris at bayareadigital.us
>
Hello to all:
I have learned this afternoon that Ralph Sanders has passed away in Las
Vegas, Nevada.  His health has been poor for some time.
Ralph Sanders is the type of person who could do just about anything to
which he put his mind.  President of NFB, Executive Director of Blind
Industries and Services of Maryland, Public Relations guru for ACB:  he
excelled in all of these positions and many others as well.  Ralph may be
best known and appreciated by the hundreds of individual blind people who he
has helped over the years with their Randolph-Sheppard Vendor and Social
Security matters
I met Ralph in 1999, and while our demeanor toward one another started out
as a mutually respectful but distant coolness, we found a strong bond in our
commitment to blind people and our commitment to ACB.  Ralph became a friend
of the truest sort, somebody on whom I could count on for honesty, support
and for following through on his accepted tasks.  Ralph's commitment to
people and tasks were genuine, not the momentary fancies that pass for
commitment from so many these days.
I will miss Ralph on many levels.  From just comparing notes on technology
to discussing the 5-10 year prognosis of the blind consumer movement, our
time together was always stimulating, looking toward a brighter future, and
marked for me by a spirit and intellect from Ralph, singularly uncommon in
its clarity, range, vision and insightfulness.
I hope that Ralph can find more peace and happiness than he sometimes felt
in this life, particularly in these past two years.  He has earned that and
more through his many contributions to this community, and for his caring
about the common blind person whose voice can be so often lost in the
political shuffle.
Chris
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