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worke d tirelessly. We worked alongside Stacy Kelly, Holly Lawson, Sandra
Lewis, and Tiffany Wild for three years to create what I can safely say are
some of the highest quality standards for our field and will inform our
practice for years to come. The members of our standards committee have
offered the following words in remembrance of Deborah.
"I have had the honor of working on several projects led by Deborah.
The CEC DVIDB professional standards project was the last project I had
the privilege of working on with Deborah. She always believed we could
accomplish whatever it was that we were working on with the highest level
of quality to have the greatest possible impact on the lives of children who
are blind or have low vision. Her righteous and convincing de meanor was
inspirational and rubbed off on all of us. Deborah truly led by example.
There are so many of us that were personally touched by Deborah and her
work. We all miss her so much." Stacy Kelly, Northern Illinois University
"My favorite times with De borah w ere when we attended meetings
together. Whether the meeting was at OSEP, CEC, or a committee meeting
that we served together, I would watch and listen to her. I learned so much
from her about how to be a leader. Many times I called on her for advice ,
and she always picked up the phone and provided me with her opinions. I
am forever grateful for her time, talent, and expertise that she shared with
