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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Ashley Mitchell <ashleya@jlab.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 31, 2025 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tony Reilly <areilly@jlab.org>; Philip Denny <denny@jlab.org>; Tom Powers <powers@jlab.org>; Kirk Davis <kdavis@jlab.org>; Roger Ruber <ruber@jlab.org>; Michael Drury <drury@jlab.org>; John Fischer <fischer@jlab.org>; Valerie Bookwalter <bookwalt@jlab.org>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: our thoughts are with Walt and Evelyn Akers</font>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Tony Reilly <areilly@jlab.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 31, 2025 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Philip Denny <denny@jlab.org>; Tom Powers <powers@jlab.org>; Kirk Davis <kdavis@jlab.org>; Roger Ruber <ruber@jlab.org>; Michael Drury <drury@jlab.org>; John Fischer <fischer@jlab.org>; Valerie Bookwalter <bookwalt@jlab.org>; Ashley Mitchell <ashleya@jlab.org>;
John Buttles <buttles@jlab.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fw: our thoughts are with Walt and Evelyn Akers</font>
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<div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Andrei Seryi <seryi@jlab.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 31, 2025 7:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Betty Jean-Pierre <bjp@jlab.org>; Mike Spata <spata@jlab.org>; Todd Satogata <satogata@jlab.org>; Rongli Geng <geng@jlab.org>; Joe Grames <grames@jlab.org>; Curt Hovater <hovater@jlab.org>; Tony Reilly <areilly@jlab.org>; Roger Ruber <ruber@jlab.org>;
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<b>Subject:</b> our thoughts are with Walt and Evelyn Akers</font>
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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black"> Colleagues,
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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">With immense sadness we learned that Walt and Evelyn's daughter Maddie tragically passed away. Please offer your moral and other support to Evelyn and Walt, in a way you can.
Walt suggested, In lieu of flowers, to consider making donation to the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank to help the many people who are suffering now, or to the Animal Rescue Team. Our thoughts are with Walt, Evelyn and Daniel Akers.
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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Walt’s message:</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Dear Friends:</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">It is with immense sorrow that we learned that our daughter
<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/madelaine.a?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU-o45LS9Ck4pSjC8CFTx8bKDGIOOeTmy1VXewrfrEf6bGqBDG56EAKPSZYVFwQYjcZz-vX63PyP9yLKJf0KSFHksUMeEZpeqzlqipYxseej3vGzRT-1UFGHS5TqZFGnLGt0cimUiNyNLQX3Tv8hp9LvxJ1VzwKcePX6d60no-bERLdsA2B_Fv5SLRreKPB1rw&__tn__=-%5DK-R"><span style="color:#5AA7FF">Madelaine</span></a></b>
died tragically on October 24, 2025.</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Those of you who knew her, know that she was a smart, confident, fiercely independent young woman who still had enough love in her heart for anyone who needed it. The time
we spent together was joyous, raucous, filled with love and laughter, and far too short.
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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Though Evelyn, Daniel and I are still struggling to adapt to this new reality, we greatly appreciate your words of comfort and condolences. Rather than social media, we'd
ask that you leave your comments on her legacy site at </span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black"><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/madelaine-akers-obituary?id=59909122&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExR3NZMEpWVm5xV3p4WHhTaQEeTpz_dtvOP72_fRVK8EqAicPNoUd5aYdUcEH1qv90FIo4BH1fRooSwJ9s5XM_aem_3npS1nrBVWkfgAcmpGuRyQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#5AA7FF">https://www.legacy.com/.../name/madelaine-akers-obituary...</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">If you'd like to reach out to us privately, please do, but please realize we may be slow to respond as we are still trying to find our way through... all of this.</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">We will have a visitation at Amory's Funeral Home on Monday, November 3rd, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM and we will hold a private service later.
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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">In lieu of flowers, we'd ask that you make a donation to the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank to help the many people who are suffering now, or to the 4Paws Animal Rescue Team
in Fairfax. Their web pages are below:</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fhrfoodbank.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExR3NZMEpWVm5xV3p4WHhTaQEee-24l_ZCGGSTO50m34Zzo71ShefhGIATh_Uyqd49VzRoSYeAQpzvkOgr5Yg_aem_7SIr6v97Y_r6z_c-yAg5yw&h=AT1N0xRMa7w90inOJAh8ox_yigfFVbjgdVier_F1G9hc2pAO5RXLG-i7XH7r3fKKDA8AzSQ1hoYTGQGftyFUq0jMwNSPn7N8slYni_aWZEMF96HTuMf1nt6aCpVNOMq6_PtTyzUXyhxEazAe6Kw&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT35S2j98Iq9nZ5wKB7V57RhyWN88B2wXVkcf_kHXIS_lEA9DapiqF45K_GS96AwwxvG0Vu6s6wKtURt3uswSEKR1duaiubYP7lnJnUAvVFHFtDSGtJ0WwJ4Tl9tm0FZO_Wqk88_RIyMhQc3iIa8zGDo82fAEXS_UPTX5TwiLpA9goW0Jm6eF0FM3ITmBzmtwt2UkchAc0rctvzfKsCfAOmOsuM" target="_blank"><span style="color:#5AA7FF">https://hrfoodbank.org/</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black"><a href="https://fourpaws.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExR3NZMEpWVm5xV3p4WHhTaQEe1xe_nQLeL67BdVkbS154c7ewAhUoPzURS7qWkpfIrmQZr4WClddsTjIkKwI_aem_bktWqLhWCRarpHH3L_LL8A" target="_blank"><span style="color:#5AA7FF">https://fourpaws.org/</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">
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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Like you, we loved Maddie with all our heart, and we know that her greatest legacy will be found in the hearts and memories of everyone she touched along the way. We ask that
you pass that love forward, and never miss a chance to tell those around you how much you care.</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">God bless you all.</span></p>
<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:black">Walt, Evelyn and Daniel</span></p>
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