REMINDER: Request for names to be included in AER's 2013-2014 Memorial List Many thanks to those of you who have submitted names to be included on the 2013-2014 AER Memorial List, which will be read at the opening session of the conference in San Antonio. We appreciate your help in honoring our colleagues who have died during this biennium. Below is the list of names we have received to date. An asterisk after the last name indicates that we need further information about that person, especially date of death. If you know of an individual who passed away since January 2012 and who is not on the list below, please let us know by sending a message to <mailto:history@aerbvi.org> history@aerbvi.org. Please use a reference to "AER Memorial List" in the subject line. In the body or your message, please indicate: the person's name, state or providence of residence, and a brief statement of his or her role in the education or rehabilitation of people who are blind or visually impaired. Deadline for submission of names for the list that will be read at the conference in San Antonio is July 15, 2014. Name State Elaine Akagi Washington Lou Alonso Michigan Maurice Boyd Washington, DC Jeannette Brockway* Texas Raymond Brooks Illinois Charlie Carroll Alabama Sue Carter* Texas Leon Castillo California John DeWitt* New Jersey Sal Garcia Texas Donna Gray Texas Pat Hayman Texas Arloine Hutcheson Thorp Texas Beverly Kolb* Maryland Robert LaDuke Michigan Terri LaManno* Kansas Judith Lastique-Julien Ontario Mimi Marsh* Arizona Gloria Messer* Washington Abraham Nemeth Michigan Jean Norris California Martha Pamperin California Alice Raftary Michigan John Reynolds Texas Richard Shuck Illinois Joe Sing Texas Sy Smeltzer Texas Ron Sparks* Texas Hugo Vigoroso Massachusetts Thank you for helping us remember and honor our colleagues. 2012-2014 AER History and Memorial Committee, Memorial List Subcommittee Julie Hapeman, Wisconsin, Chair Billy Brookshire, Texas Bill Jacobson, Arkansas Mary Nelle McLennan, Pennsylvania Sent by: Mary Nelle McLennan Executive Advisor to the President, American Printing House for the Blind Vice Chair, Braille Authority of North America Contact information: 1536 Broad Hill Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-367-9085 Cell: 412-559-7782 mary.nelle@earthlink.net