[PDFlist] FW: Vale - Dr Terence Riley, OBE

Thu Oct 17 21:31:59 MDT 2019

Dr Terry will always be remembered for all he has been.

May he Rest In Peace.

Kind Regards

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:13 AM Setareki Macanawai <
CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

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> *Vale - Dr Terence Riley OBE 1944 - 2019*
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> Dr. Terry Riley OBE, Honorary Board member of the World Federation of the
> Deaf passed away at his home in Ashford, Kent, UK on October 9, 2019. The
> WFD expresses its deepest condolences to his family and the Deaf Community
> of the United Kingdom on his passing.
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> Dr. Riley OBE served on the Board of the World Federation of the Deaf from
> 2011 to 2019 and was awarded the title of Honorary Board member at the XX
> General Assembly of the World Federation of the Deaf in July 2019. He
> received the WFD’s First Class International Solidarity Merit Award at the
> XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf for his
> extraordinary achievements on behalf of the global deaf community. Dr.
> Riley also served as a Board member of the International Disability
> Alliance.
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> Dr. Riley was born on 19th June 1944 in Manchester, England to deaf
> parents and grew up as a native user of British Sign Language. His
> longstanding activism on behalf of deaf communities began already when he
> was 15 years old, when he became Secretary of the Manchester Deaf Club.
> Thus began a 63 year career as an advocate for deaf people’s rights.
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> In addition to his service to the global deaf community, Dr. Riley was
> also active in the United Kingdom and at the European level. Dr. Riley was
> Chair of the British Deaf Association for three terms, from 2008 to 2018.
> Capping a lifetime of service to the British deaf community and the British
> Deaf Association in roles such as Branch Secretary, Branch Chairman, Area
> Council Chair, as a member of the Executive Council. He was also active in
> the European Union of the Deaf as Vice President from 1991-1994 and Board
> Member from 2001-2005.
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> Dr. Riley was a pioneer in deaf television. He was Editor and Producer of
> BBC2's See Hear television program for many years. In 2008, Dr Riley became
> Chair of the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSL Zone) for eight
> years until his retirement in 2012. This was the capstone to a long and
> illustrious career in television and media.
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> Terry was able to spend time with his beloved family in his last days.
> Before he passed away, he wrote on social media, “I am so gifted to have a
> wonderful family and group of friends.” In an interview with BBC, he made
> clear family was always his first priority.
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> Terry also saw the deaf community as his extended family and the
> testimonies pouring out from all over the global deaf community show how
> many lives he has touched and how many people he has inspired.
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> Terry’s life was about service to the deaf community. In his last days, he
> took the time to make a video message to the WFD Board and staff whom he
> served with. I want to share some of his final words to us, with you, the
> people who were a part of his community for all his life and to whom he
> dedicated 60 years of work.
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> rights of deaf people and full, quality and equal access to all spheres of
> life, including self-determination, sign language, education, employment
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