Naomi Bubeck Tuttle was born in 1937 in a mud hut in the Belgian Congo to missionary parents, Ted and Pete Bubeck. She graduated from high school in Congo and from Cornell Universi...view moreNaomi Bubeck Tuttle was born in 1937 in a mud hut in the Belgian Congo to missionary parents, Ted and Pete Bubeck. She graduated from high school in Congo and from Cornell University with a BSN in 1959. She worked as a nurse and later as an instructor for Hadley School for the Blind.
Together with her husband, Dean Tuttle, they wrote the text book Self-esteem and Adjusting with Blindness for use in university courses. They have three sons and five grandchildren. She received the Wings of Freedom Award from the American Printing House for the Blind. Naomi is active in her church and in various Bible study organizations.view less