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

Sun Oct 20 23:19:56 MDT 2019

Bula Seta,

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Regards.

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On 10/18/19, Mere Roden <employers.idea at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dr Terry will always be remembered for all he has been.
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> May he Rest In Peace.
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> Kind Regards
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> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:13 AM Setareki Macanawai <
> CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:
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>> *Sent:* Monday, 14 October 2019 10:54 PM
>> *To:* Setareki Macanawai <CEO at pacificdisability.org>
>> *Subject:* Vale - Dr Terence Riley, OBE
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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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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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>> million deaf people's human rights worldwide.  The WFD is a federation of
>> deaf organisations from 125 nations; its mission is to promote the human
>> rights of deaf people and full, quality and equal access to all spheres
>> of
>> life, including self-determination, sign language, education, employment
>> and community life. WFD has a consultative status in the United Nations
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