Statement From The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) Regarding the Tragic Events of December 7, 2005 at Miami International Airport

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TOWSON, Md., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) wishes to express our collective remorse and support for Anne Buechner. Anne's husband, Rigoberto Alpizar, was the person who lost his life Wednesday in the shooting incident at Miami International Airport.

Anne has worked as a Quality Enhancement Specialist with CQL since 1999. We are proud to call her a colleague and a friend.

Among the many core values that CQL endorses through its work are the values of dignity, privacy and respect for everyone - including people with disabilities, people with mental illness and their families. During this time of need, we wish to express our full support for Anne's right to dignity and privacy as she deals with a personal tragedy.

Headquartered in Towson, Maryland, CQL is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to the definition, measurement, and improvement of personal and community quality of life for people with disabilities and people with mental illness. Known as the innovators in the human services field, CQL has for more than 35 years pioneered the concept of "person-directed solutions" for service and support organizations, state and national government agencies, regional systems and networks, and professionals and self-advocates.



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