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Lillian Lauder
Lillian 'Lil" Lauder died peacefully at home in San Antonio at age 87 on Sunday, December 21,, 2008 after a brief illness. She lived a full, rich life as a wife, mother and friend to all.

Lil is preceded in death by her husband Edmund and her brother Raymond. Lil was born in Hicksville, New York on January 30, 1921. Ed and she were married on January 6, 1946 in New York and moved to San Antonio shortly thereafter, where they were stationed at Brooks Field for three years. They left San Antonio in 1949 vowing to return as soon as possible.

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The IAL Board Votes In New Vice President -Bob Herbst
The IAL Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Bob Herbst as the next Vice President of the IAL.

On November 5, 2008 the IAL Board of Directors voted unanimously to install Bob Herbst as our Vice President. Bob joined the Board several months after the Burlington convention in 2007.

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The IAL 2009 Annual Meeting and Voice Institute
The IAL Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the 2009 Annual Meeting and Voice Institute will be held in San Mateo, California.

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"First Steps" draft available.
A revision of a publication for new larys is available in the "What's New for Laryngectomees" section

IAL Executive Director Announcement
In accordance with Article VI, Section H of the Bylaws on September 28, 2008 the IAL Board of Directors approved the hiring of Susan Reeves as the Executive Director of the IAL subject to the terms of a contract drawn up by the Executive Director Search Susan Reeves Committee and approved by the Board.

Respectively submitted,
Terrie Hall, IAL Secretary

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2008 Annual Meeting & Voice Institute, Little Rock, AR
The IAL and the BOD would like to extend their sincere thanks and gratitude to our Host Club in Little Rock, The Lost Chord Club of Central Arkansas. It was ably represented by Harvey Black President, Lisette, his wife, along with much help from James and Caroline Kennedy.

The IAL would also like to apologize to Griffin Laboratories and Servox for errors in the program. Griffin Labs was left off of the back cover as a Silver Sponsor and not credited with sponsoring coffee breaks, and Servox was not listed as an "exhibiting vendor" and also not credited with sponsoring coffee breaks. We regret the errors and apologize.

Please read more about this in the Presidents report here.

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