President appoints Steve Rhatigan as Chair of Committee......

[Guest guest]

I want to share this with everyone --- many of us know Steve Rhatigan as a true

friend, advocate, and supporter of various disability/autism organizations...

Please join with me in congratulations for Steve on this nomination!

Sincerely,

M. Guppy

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Announcement from The White House:

For Immediate Release

Office of the Press Secretary May 8, 2008

Personnel Announcement

The President names C. Rhatigan, of Texas, to be Chair of the President's

Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the

President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities:

M. Boles, of New York, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Preshong Brown, of Florida, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Olegario D. Cantos, VII, of California, for a two-year term beginning

05/12/08;

Lee Cole, of land, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Berthy De La -Aponte, of Florida, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

J. , of California, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Margaret Pucci, of Illinois, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Hampton Starnes, of Florida, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Dallas Rob Sweezy, of Virginia, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

E. Tienken, of Illinois, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Todd Treat, of Arkansas, for the remainder of a two-year term expiring

05/11/09;

Weis, of Indiana, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08;

Ellen Zeppuhar, of West Virginia, for a two-year term beginning 05/12/08.

Your support and help over the years has made this possible. Thanks.

Steve

C. Rhatigan, C.E.P., ChLAP

Estate & Financial Plans for Special Needs

Post Office Box 8129

The Woodlands, TX 77387

(O) 281-364-7211 (F) 713-456-2641

(E) steve@...

M. Guppy

My autism journey isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning

to dance in the rain.... Texas Autism Advocacy:

" There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to

compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No one should live

in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive education. Everyone

should. We cannot determine who does and who does not get the right to make

their own choices and forge their own futures. All must. "