Nonsmokers' Rights Pioneer Bland Lane of FAMRI Passes Away
[02/18/07-1]
Bland Lane, an early
advocate of nonsmokers' rights for airline flight attendants and
passengers, and one of the founding Trustees of the Flight Attendant
Medical Research Institute (FAMRI)
[http://famri.org/fa_history/index.php]
has passed away.
Below is a death notice from the New York
Times, [02/18/07]. John Banzhaf, Executive Director of ASH,
mourns her passing, and hopes in this small way to recognize her
remarkable achievements.
LANE--Bland. The Board of Trustees of the Flight Attendant Medical
Research Institute FAMRI is very sad to announce the sudden and
unexpected passing of our beloved Board member,
Bland Lane,
in San Francisco, on February 15, 2007.
Bland was an extraordinary and
accomplished woman, who struggled to lead an active and productive
life, while suffering from COPD that developed from working as a
nonsmoking flight attendant for 48 years in smoke-filled airline
cabins.
In recent years, Bland, along
with fellow nonsmoking flight attendants, Patty Young, Lani Blissard
and Leisa Sudderth, was a dedicated member of FAMRI's Board of
Trustees, a court-approved, not-for-profit foundation that supports
scientific research to combat the many diseases caused from exposure to
tobacco smoke.
Bland as an integral part of the Board voted to fund
research in some of the most outstanding medical schools in the world
- Hopefully Blands efforts will help find a cure.
Bland was truly a
renaissance woman with tremendous insight, who traveled the world,
spoke multiple languages and charmed everyone she met. In addition to
being a devoted sister to Audre and loving aunt to Karen and her
family, Bland was a true friend, loyal and compassionate.
Bland, we
love you and will miss you forever. You were truly one-of-a-kind.
A
Memorial Tribute honoring
Bland Lane
will be announced. If you had the privilege of spending time with
Bland, we would love to share those memories with you. Board of
Trustees Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute 201 S. Biscayne
Blvd, Suite 1310 Miami, FL 33131
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