[real-eyes] street address for chips servicess Re: [NUT] Re: Fw: Please post to real-eyes
- From: "jose" <crunch1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <nut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:37:54 -0500
If anyone needs it here is the full street address.
318 E. 55th Street, K.C. MO 64113 - Phone (816)363-1300 | Fax (816)363-4942
Jose Lopez, President
Lopez Language Services, LLC
"We Speak Your Language"
Call us anytime at 888.824.3022
----- Original Message -----
From: Shirley Grauel
To: nut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:52 PM
Subject: [NUT] Re: Fw: Please post to real-eyes
Reggie,
I know Chip will be greatly missed by many people!
Below is Chip's obituary:
Wheadon C. "Chip" Bloch, 54, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, following a
traffic accident on Monday. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September
3, at 1 p.m. at the Second Presbyterian Church, 55th and Oak Streets, in Kansas
City.
Chip was born in Kansas City on September 14, 1956, the son of Dr. Wheadon
Bloch and the late Dorothy Bloch, and he lived his life here. He graduated from
Southwest High School in 1974, and from UMKC. He worked as a chemist for the
C.J. Paterson Company, until he developed vision problems in 1991. It was while
working at Alphapointe, a vision rehabilitation program, that he met Sherri,
whom he married in 2000. Most recently, he worked for the Metropolitan
Community Colleges, adapting textbooks for students with visual impairments.
Chip was very active at Second Presbyterian, serving as a Deacon of the
church, liaison for ushers, teacher at Vacation Bible School, and a Wise Man
during the annual Journey to Bethlehem. He and Sherri also greatly enjoyed
season tickets to the UMKC Kangaroos basketball games, and visiting national
parks out West. He adored and amused children near and far, and at nearby
tables. Neighborhood kids knew that whatever they were selling, he would buy.
Chip was quick to find humor in almost everything, even if sometimes it took
some of us a little longer.
Chip is survived by his devoted wife, Sherri, his father, Dr. Wheadon Bloch,
brother, Jeff, niece Julia and nephew Jackson. He also leaves his stepdaughter,
Tiffany Bowman, mother-in-law, Maxine McFerren, brother-in-law, Steve, and
nephew Zachary and niece Emily. He will be greatly missed by his adored
schnauzers, Gabby Lou and Fletcher.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Second Presbyterian
Church, 318 E. 55th Street, Kansas City, MO 64113, or the Children's Center for
the Visually Impaired, 3101 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.
Everyone Take Care!
Shirley G.
"Smile, it will make people wonder what you are up to!"
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From: nut-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nut-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Reginald George
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 1:55 PM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; nut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [NUT] Fw: Please post to real-eyes
Please excuse the cross post. I realize that this is a technology list, but
Chip has many friends here, and I know we are all concerned.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sheila Styron
I work as the public policy coordinator for The Whole Person and represent
this organization with the city on accessibility issues. It was in this
capacity that I contacted Sergeant Fuller, lead investigator for the August 31
traffic incident where Chip Block was fatally struck down.
This is what Sergeant Fuller told me about this accident, and this officer
had been unaware of Chip's visual impairment prior to speaking with me.
The events were clearly filmed by a Max bus camera. The driver, a woman with
two dogs in her car was proceeding from west to east on 31st with the sun in
her eyes. She was first in line for the left arrow and when she got it, turned
left. The crosswalk was apparently in some amount of shade, and she hit Chip as
he was walking across Main in the crosswalk from east to west traveling along
the north side of the intersection. The film of the incident clearly shows that
Chip did not have the light and was not running.
The intersection at 31st and Main is one where the city has been promising to
install an accessible pedestrian signal since around this time last year. The
Children's Center for Low Vision is right there along with the Rehabilitation
Institute. Consumer groups, orientation and mobility instructors who train
visually impaired people to travel safely and several individuals all
identified 31st and Main as a priority installation. The city has been dragging
its feet, and I recently spoke with the contractor who has the job and says he
has experienced difficulties being paid for his work in a timely fashion. The
most recent deadline for completion on a list of 7 APS installations designated
as priorities and including 31st and Main is currently set for the end of
September. I feel certain that this heartbreaking untimely death could have
most likely been avoided had there been an accessible pedestrian signal at 31st
and Main.
Sheila Styron, Public Policy Coordinator
The Whole Person
3420 Broadway Suite 105
Kansas City, MO 64111
Work: 816.561.0304
Mobile: 816.896.6552
Fax: 816.753.8163
E-mail: sstyron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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