Frank and Janet Kells - A background on some of our members

Our members do not talk about their accomplishments. But an interesting article appeared in the Arizona Daily Star on 7 Dec. 2009 about Frank and Janet Kells.
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/320352.php

The article tells about the love affair of two people. They met when they were young, went their separate ways for many years and now reunited.

But the article is not just about the love of two people, it tells the story of how Frank started Sun Sounds of Arizona. "Begun in Phoenix in 1979 and expanded to Tucson in 1985, the free radio service is piped 24 hours a day from KUAT-FM into special receivers the blind also get for free."

The article also tells about how Frank started his career by being band director for elementary and high school bands. When his eye sight began to fail him, he became a newspaper editor.
With his eye sight continuing to deteriorate, he visited the Industrial School for the Blind. They promptly hired him. eventually Frank ended up in Arizona continuing his work with the blind.

Now both Frank are suffering from blindness.

The article ends: "Today, Janet Kells also is blind, afflicted with both glaucoma and adult macular degeneration. She can, however, see well enough to use a special computer program to help Frank write his memoirs. "It's called 'Twice Twilight,' " he says."

Dr. Frank Kells is also an accomplished musician and poet, along with his many other talents.

Please read the entire article in the Arizona Daily Star for a wonderful story.