[nfbwatlk] Sad News: Dr. Floyd Matson Passes Away

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Last Dallas convention I met Dr. Matson when I snuck out to get a coffee.? I did 
not recognize him, but we sat a t the bar and talked old movies , favorite 
directors and?Chinese movies., Just all sort of things around films.? gradually 
the pieces fell into place as to who this charming intelligent college 
instructor was and why he was at the convention.? I felt really lucky to have 
had such an encounter as I got to meet Floyd.? It was a very special fifteen 
minute encounter.? That is one of the great things about conventions, you just 
don't know who you will meet or where.? His?passing is definitely a loss on many 
levels and for a great many people.
KB
Let me echo Denise's comments about Dr. Matson. He was indeed a tremendous 
scholar, a believer in the philosophy of the NFB, far more than many blind 
individuals out there, and he was a fun person to be around as well. He loved 
challenging students, and even post university folks like me to think, and to 
act as well. His contributions to Doctor tenBroek's legacy, and to the NFB are 
unquestionably central to the success of them. You can bet he and Hazel, and 
probably Dr. tenBroek as well would be at a banquet table right now if that is 
their fate. He certainly will be missed. /s/ Bennett Prows, J.D. Health 
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Matson Passes Away For those of you who may not be acquainted with Dr. Matson, 
he was a co author with Dr. ten Broek on several of his books about welfare and 
rights of blind persons to travel without liability. The interesting point is 
that Dr. Matson was an undergraduate at the time and it was very unusual to give 
co author rights to someone without an advanced degree. He was well respected in 
his field of American Studies. He remained devoted to the NFB all of the rest of 
his life. He was a kind and very generous man. Soft spoken, very insightful, and 
an important individual in the history of the National Federation of the Blind. 
One of his most recent books was a biography of Dr. ten Broek which showed the 
impact historically and culturally of his work as a legal scholar and educator 
at UC Berkeley. He was a good friend of Hazel ten Broek, Dr. Jernigan and those 
of us who had the pleasure of knowing him as an individual. His passing is a 
great loss and I hope those of you who did not know him will try to learn from 
others the contributions he made to our organization as an important figure in 
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] Sad News: Dr. Floyd Matson Passes Away Importance: High > > 
>NFB of Hawaii is deeply sadden to report the passing of a very long >time 
member of the affiliate, Dr. Floyd (Mat) Matson, He passed away >on April 7, 
2008 at 6:15 AM (PST) in California where he relocated a >year and four months 
ago to live with his daughter and family. He >was born on August 31,1921 in the 
Territory of Hawaii of Honolulu. >He was a true federationist and a longtime 
member of the federation >family (ohana). He was the author of "Walking Alone 
and Marching >Together" and "Blind Justice" He will be dearly missed. >Aloha to 
"Mat", >Nani Fife President NFB of Hawaii David Andrews and white cane Harry. 
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r. Floyd Matson Passes Away
Last Dallas convention I met Dr. Matson when I snuck out to get a coffee.  I did not recognize him, but we sat a t the bar and talked old movies , favorite directors and Chinese movies., Just all sort of things around films.  gradually the pieces fell into place as to who this charming intelligent college instructor was and why he was at the convention.  I felt really lucky to have had such an encounter as I got to meet Floyd.  It was a very special fifteen minute encounter.  That is one of the great things about conventions, you just don't know who you will meet or where.  His passing is definitely a loss on many levels and for a great many people. KB Let me echo Denise's comments about Dr. Matson. He was indeed a tremendous scholar, a believer in the philosophy of the NFB, far more than many blind individuals out there, and he was a fun person to be around as well. He loved challenging students, and even post university folks like me to think, and to act as well. His contributions to Doctor tenBroek's legacy, and to the NFB are unquestionably central to the success of them. You can bet he and Hazel, and probably Dr. tenBroek as well would be at a banquet table right now if that is their fate. He certainly will be missed. /s/ Bennett Prows, J.D. Health Information Privacy Program Office for Civil Rights Seattle, Washington (206) 615-2621 E-mail: mailto:Bennett.Prows at hhs.gov? mailto:Bennett.Prows at hhs.gov
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