Guilty as charged!
April 13, besides being the birthday of one of our revered
forefathers, Thomas Jefferson, is also the birthday of such heroes in
the field of work with the blind as, Dean Stenehjem, Superintendent of
the Washington State School for the Blind, and Dan Frye, Director of
Services for the Blind in New Jersey.
Dean is retiring this year, after developing the School for the Blind
into one of the two top schools nationally. Dan, a personal friend,
has taken on a mighty challenge in bringing effective services to the
blind men and women of New Jersey.
My own claim to fame, as the other birthday boy, is that I am the
oldest, by far.
Cathy, her sister Marlene and I took time last evening to dine at our
local fine dinner house, the Olympic Timber House. This regionally
famous restaurant was built from the trees logged from the property on
which it stands. Cedar throughout. Even the tables are made from
huge rounds cut from those mighty trees. I even splurged and enjoyed
a rare dessert, Blackberry Cobbler with scoops of home-made ice-cream.
Last Saturday evening we attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Ken
and Mary Hopkins, as well as Ken's 80th birthday. Ken, former
director of Idaho Commission and the Washington Commission for the
blind, turned 80 on April 5. It's hard to believe that Ken and I have
been working together in the field of work for the blind since we were
33 years old.
Although we had once dreamed of great advances, we have come to
understand that old attitudes change slowly. Still, life in America
is better for blind people...as a general rule.
Carl Jarvis
On 4/13/16, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Isn't today Carl's birthday?
