RON GIBBENS, NDAD s CO-FOUNDER AND LONGTIME LEADER, DIES AT 80
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The co-founder, retired chief executive officer and only board president in the nearly 46-year existence of charitable nonprofit NDAD has died.
Ron Gibbens died in hospice care Sunday morning at the Grand Forks home of his son, Mike.
Inspired by Mike, their only child, who has cerebral palsy, Ron and Faye Gibbens built the charitable nonprofit North Dakota Association for the Disabled from an informal Grand Forks support group for parents of children with disabilities.
Since its 1975 inception, NDAD since has provided more than $60 million in program services for people with disabilities and health concerns from its offices in Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot and Williston. NDAD has charitable gaming operations and owns a for-profit business to generate the funds needed to support its charitable services statewide.
Longtime CEO of North Dakota Association for the Disabled dies at 80
Ron and Faye Gibbens built the charitable nonprofit North Dakota Association for the Disabled from an informal Grand Forks support group for parents of children with disabilities. 7:11 pm, May 3, 2021 ×
Ron Gibbens
The co-founder, retired CEO and only board president in the nearly 46-year existence of the charitable nonprofit North Dakota Association for the Disabled has died at age 80.
Ron Gibbens died in hospice care Sunday, May 2, at the Grand Forks home of his son, Mike.
Inspired by Mike, who has cerebral palsy, Ron and Faye Gibbens built the charitable nonprofit North Dakota Association for the Disabled from an informal Grand Forks support group for parents of children with disabilities.
By Pat Sweeney
The co-founder of the North Dakota Association for the Disabled (NDAD) has died.
Ron Gibbens died Sunday morning while in hospice care at the Grand Forks home of his son, Mike.
Inspired by Mike, who has cerebral palsy, Ron and his late wife Faye built NDAD from an informal Grand Forks support group for parents of children with disabilities.
Ron Gibbens was the only board president in NDAD’s nearly 46 years of existence.
He was 80 years old.
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(NDAD release:)
The co-founder, retired chief executive officer and only board president in the nearly 46-year existence of charitable nonprofit NDAD has died.