[CW] [BlindTlk] Fwd: [MD-Sligo] Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen Obituary (fwd)

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Lloyd G Rasmussen W3IUU

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On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 9:42 AM Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:

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> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 08:04:01
> From: David Andrews via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Fwd: [MD-Sligo] Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen Obituary
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> >Obituary
> >
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> >
> >Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen January 26, 1947?September 13, 2021
> >
> >Lloyd was born in Lohrville, Iowa, a town of approximately 300 people. He
> >attended the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School where he learned that
> those
> >little magical dots called braille could open a new world to him. He was
> an
> >avid reader all his life.
> >
> >Lloyd obtained his novice amateur radio license when he was eight years
> old,
> >one of the youngest people to do so. He encouraged many others, both
> blind and
> >sighted, to obtain their licenses.
> >
> >Lloyd attended Iowa State University and graduated with a Bachelor???s
> degree
> >in Electronics Engineering, one of the first blind people to be awarded a
> >degree in this field. He used readers, braille graphs and slide rules to
> >complete his complicated math classes. His first job was with Collins
> Radio
> >where he tested instruments to help airplanes navigate in the fog.
> >
> >Lloyd moved to Maryland in 1975 to work for the National Library Service
> for
> >the Blind and Print Disabled. He helped to design talking book players,
> >enabling thousands of blind people to read audio books. More recently, he
> was
> >working on the design and testing of portable electronic braille reading
> >devices. These devices allow blind people to download books in braille
> >formatted files from the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
> collection,
> >as well as newspapers and other documents. He loved his work, and felt he
> was
> >making a difference in people???s lives, especially for newly blind
> people who
> >thought they had lost the pleasure of reading.
> >
> >For over 50 years, Lloyd was very active in the National Federation of the
> >Blind. He held offices both at the state and local level, taught
> technology
> >classes, as well as printed thousands of braille pages for seminars,
> >children???s programs, chapel services and conventions.
> >
> >Since 1983, Lloyd has been attending Presbyterian Church of the
> Atonement. He
> >served terms as both an elder and deacon, sang in the choir, served as a
> small
> >group leader, and played conga drums in Alternate Melody, Atonement's
> praise
> >and worship team. He loved all of it, and considered his church to be his
> >extended family.
> >
> >Lloyd is survived by his wife, Judy, his brother Paul, of California, his
> >sister, Janice Brown of Oregon and six nieces and nephews. He loved his
> Lord
> >and Savior Jesus Christ, and I know he is now rejoicing with fellow
> believers.
> >
> >To give God the glory and to celebrate Lloyd???s life, services will be
> held on
> >Saturday, October 16 at 11:00am at the Presbyterian Church of the
> Atonement,
> >10613 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20902. The main entrance
> to the
> >church is off Plyers Mill, at the back of the church. A luncheon will be
> held
> >after the service. The service will also be live streamed from the church
> >website or Facebook page: www.atonementlife.org or Church of the
> Atonement,
> >Silver Spring, MD (Facebook).
> >
> >Memorial gifts may either be given to the National Federation of the
> Blind of
> >Maryland, or to Presbyterian Church of the Atonement. Church
> contributions may
> >be mailed to the church address or given through the church website (both
> >listed above) and designated to the Lloyd Rasmussen Memorial. If you have
> any
> >questions or require more information, you may email
> info at atonementlife.org.
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