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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gary and all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Oakie will truly be
missed, when I took my mother home to Ironton for her 50 year class reunion a
few years ago I got in touch with Oakie and he gave me locations for train
watching and other valuable info on that area. He will truly be missed for all
he contributed to the Society.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
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Stephen Daniel</FONT></DIV>
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size=2>
Chesapeake, Va</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">NW
Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org
href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">'NW Mailing List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 30, 2009 12:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Passing of Oakie Ford</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">One
of our members and a real enthusiast of the N&W and railroading in
<st1:place w:st="on">Southern Ohio</st1:place> particularly the Ironton area,
Oakie Ford, has passed away unexpectedly on March 26<SUP>th</SUP>. Oakie
was a contributor on out mailing list usually with good historical information
or some really fascinatingThis email is being sent on behalf of the family of
Oakie Ford.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">On March 26, 2009 Oakie passed
away unexpectedly. He corresponded with so many of you over the
years via email that his family wanted to make sure that as
many people as possible were made aware of his untimely passing
and service arrangements.</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">Tracey Brammer Funeral Home -
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Ironton</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> (740)
532-1142</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">Visitation is Sunday 6:00pm -
9:00pm</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">Memorial Service Monday 11:00am at
First Presbyterian Church in Ironton</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">In lieu of flowers donations can
be made to the First Presbyterian Church in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Ironton</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic"> insights into the world of
the transportation service industry.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Gary
Rolih<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Secretary N&WHS
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