Lives That Matter
CDCAN Report #140-2010: Sacramento Disability & Civil Rights Advocate Ron Brown Passes Away
Wed, 2010-07-28 13:40 — chrisRON BROWN, SACRAMENTO AREA DISABILITY & CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE PASSES AWAY
Ron Brown: Brown went to Kent State University in Ohio and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech. Brown worked for Sacramento Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission from 1989-2009.Brown Served as Previously As President of Sacramento Paratransit Board of Directors; Worked For Sacramento County Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission – Widely Respected and Loved - Unexpected Passing Stuns and Saddens Friends and Advocates
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/26/2010 11:45 AM (Pacific Time)] – Ron Brown, [photo left] a widely respected and loved Sacramento area disability and civil rights advocate, passed away Friday (July 23) at his Sacramento home. His unexpected death stunned and deeply saddened friends and other advocates in the Sacramento area as news spread.
His passing came ironically two days before the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and just three days after Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 1256 that will honor every January 23rd, the life and work of disability rights leader Ed Roberts.
Services for Ron Brown are pending.
Tribute to Advocate Bill Powers
Tue, 2010-02-09 13:40 — chris
Bill Powers: September 2009 photo outside the Governor's Office, courtesy of CARA (California Alliance for Retired Americans)Th
CDCAN Report #035-2010: Disability and Senior Advocate Maggie Dee Dowling Recovering After Complications from Cancer Surgery - March 18th Event To Honor Senior Advocate Bill Powers
Tue, 2010-02-09 13:35 — chrisREMEMBERING THAT EVERY LIFE MATTERS: PLEASE REMEMBER & HELP THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
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Remembering Lives That Matter:
DISABILITY & SENIOR ADVOCATE MAGGIE “DEE” DOWLING SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM MAJOR CANCER SURGERY
MARCH 18th EVENT IN SACRAMENTO HONORING LONG TIME SENIOR ADVOCATE BILL POWERS
Maggie "Dee" Dowling and Lynn Carman: November (2009) after her surgery, with close friend Lynn Carman while at hospital in Walnut Creek recovering from major cancer surgery. Photo by Marty Omoto.SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 02/09/2010 02:35 AM (Pacific Time)] - Longtime respected disability and senior rights advocate Maggie “Dee” Dowling is slowly recovering at home, after major surgery last November to remove a life threatening cancerous tumor. After returning home in December, her condition was again critical due to serious complications that required last month a 10 day return to the hospital.
CDCAN Report #013-2009: A Life That Mattered: Ruth Shelton Passing Mourned by Disability & Senior Advocates - Memorial Service in Sacramento on January 15th
Tue, 2010-01-12 04:09 — chrisRuth Shelton’s Passing Mourned By Disability & Senior Advocates – Memorial Service Friday 1/15
Proclaimed At April 2002 Assembly Hearing On Olmstead Decision Implementation: “I have a voice! I have a mind!. I have a choice! I am of worth!”
CDCAN Report #012-2010: Ruth Shelton, Longtime Beloved Artist and Disability Advocate, Passes Away - Proclaimed to Assembly Committee on Olmstead Decision "I AM OF WORTH!"
Sat, 2010-01-09 16:02 — chrisRUTH SHELTON LONGTIME BELOVED DISABILITY ADVOCATE PASSES AWAY
Proclaimed At April 2002 Assembly Hearing On Olmstead Decision Implementation: “I have a voice! I have a mind!. I have a choice! I am of worth!”
CDCAN Report #314-2009: Maggie "Dee" Dowling - Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate - In ICU After Major Cancer Surgery - Doctors say All Cancer Removed
Fri, 2009-11-20 11:36 — chrisDisability and Senior Advocate Maggie "Dee" Dowling In Hospital ICU After Major Cancer Surgery - Doctors Say All Cancer Removed But Faces Long Recovery
![Maggie "Dee" Dowling, Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate in 2008 at "Farewell Party." Photo by Marty Omoto.: Maggie "Dee" Dowling, Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate](http://www.cdcan.info/sites/default/files/images/maggie-dee-dowling.preview.jpg "Maggie "Dee" Dowling, Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate in 2008 at "Farewell Party." Photo by Marty Omoto.: Maggie "Dee" Dowling, Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate")
Maggie "Dee" Dowling, Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate in 2008 at "Farewell Party." Photo by Marty Omoto.: Maggie "Dee" Dowling, Longtime Senior and Disability Advocate
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 11/20/09 07:20 AM (Pacific Time) - Maggie "Dee" Dowling, a longtime respected disability and senior advocate remains in the intensive care unit (ICU) at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek recovering after major surgery on Tuesday (November 17) to remove a life threatening cancerous tumor. Dowling - known simply as "Maggie Dee" across the state, remains in very serious condition but her doctors report that they were able to remove all the cancer. She faces a long recovery and is expected to remain in the east bay hospital for some period of time.
CDCAN Report #244-2009: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Passes Away at Age 88
Tue, 2009-08-11 13:59 — chrisSister of President Kennedy
EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER PASSES AWAY AT AGE 88 - FOUNDER OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Maria and Mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Maria and Eunice Shriver
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 08/11/09 08:29 AM (Pacific Time) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and US Senators Robert and Edward Kennedy and the mother of California's First Lady Maria Shriver [photo left with her mother], passed away at age 88 years old at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts this morning (August 11). Eunice Shriver was a respected advocate for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities. She was the mother-in-law of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Her husband of 56 years, Sargent Shriver, who is battling Alzheimer's, was with his wife at the time of her death, along with all of their five children: Maria Shriver, Robert, a Santa Monica city councilmember; Timothy, who chairs the Special Olympics; Mark, an executive at Save the Children, a non-profit; and Anthony, founder and chair of Best Buddies International, a volunteer organization for persons with disabilities. All of the Shriver's 19 grandchildren were also with her at the time of her passing.
CDCAN Report #162-2009: Bill Young Memorial Service on June 3rd with Senior Spectrum Magazine "Heart of a Hero" Profile
Mon, 2009-06-01 03:32 — chris- BILL YOUNG MEMORIAL JUNE 3 AT 11 AM
- WIDELY LOVED ADVOCATE PASSED AWAY 5/30
- WAS RECIPIENT OF 2006 “HEART OF HERO”
Survived By Lola Young and Two Sons, Louis Young and David Rivers
Photo of Bill Young, Senior and Disability Advocate (courtesy of Senior Spectrum Magazine) dated May 2006.: Photo of Bill Young, Senior and Disability Advocate (courtesy of Senior Spectrum Magazine) dated May 2006.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/06/09 02:40 AM (Pacific Time)] - As previously reported, William “Bill” D. Young, [photo left from Senior Spectrum Magazine] a widely respected and loved advocate for senior and disability rights, passed away Saturday, May 30, at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento after a month long illness. He was 76 years old.
Wife and partner Lola Young in a message sent out Saturday evening, just after 7 PM, wrote:
“Hi All - It is with regret that I must tell you that Bill passed away today, May 30, 2009. Thank you all for the prayers and thoughts that have been sent.”
Memorial Service Set for June 3 at 11 AM
A memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, at 11:00 AM on June 3, 2009 at Southgate Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2299 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA, 95832 (24th Street is the nearest major cross street. Take I-5 South and exit Meadowview Road).
In lieu of flowers, wife Lola Young asks that donations instead be made to the Senior Citizen Services, 8540 Elder Creek Road, Sacramento, CA, 95828
Where to Messages
Messages and prayers for Bill and Lola Young can be sent via email to Lola Young at: young7458@att.net
Cards or letters can also be sent in care of the Sacramento Gray Panthers:
Lola Young
c/o Sacramento Gray Panthers
Post Office Box 19438, Sacramento, CA 95819.
CDCAN Report #132-2009: Bill Young Remains in Serious Condition at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento
Wed, 2009-05-06 12:00 — chris- Bill Young, Senior and Disability Rights Advocate Remains In Serious Condition At UC Davis Medical Center
- Visitors, Cards and Messages Help Says Wife Lola Young
Editor's Note: New information has been posted about Bill Young's passing on May 30, 2009
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/06/09 10:43 AM (Pacific Time) - As previously reported, longtime senior and disability rights advocate Bill Young remains in very serious condition at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
Bill Young and wife Lola are long-time members of the California Senior Legislature, and also members of other senior and disability advocacy groups including the Gray Panthers.
Margie Metzler of the Sacramento Gray Panthers reported this morning that Lola Young yesterday sounded “upbeat” but exhausted” and that Lola believed that Bill has been helped – and would continue to be helped – by visitors, cards and messages.
Action Alert #13: Protest Rally at Capitol March 17 at 9 AM to 9:50 AM Before Public Hearing to Fight IHSS, Medi-Cal, SSI/SSP and CalWORKS Cuts
Mon, 2009-03-16 17:10 — chrisRally At State Capitol - TUESDAY – MARCH 17, 2009
09:00 AM to 9:50 AM State Capitol – South Steps (facing N Street between 10th & 11th Streets) Sacramento, CA This rally and protest is being held to coincide with the public hearing by the State Treasurer and D