The author is a retired High School Administrator who spent the majority of his career in Rehabilitation work assisting individuals with disabilities prepare for the world of work and to live indep...lihat lebih banyakThe author is a retired High School Administrator who spent the majority of his career in Rehabilitation work assisting individuals with disabilities prepare for the world of work and to live independently in the community. He also participated for many years in the sports arena as an amateur baseball player, a successful coach and over 37 years as a football and basketball sports official. Music has been another major interest of the author beginning in his early grade school years and extending through and beyond retirement. His music participation has ranged from playing in local big bands of the 40’s, to jazz combos, to old time ‘umpa’ bands. Over the years he has also served as a leader in a wide variety of educational, social and community action organizations that have had a positive influence on providing equal rights and opportunities for the handicapped and disadvantaged in our society.
The author has had a very interesting and diversified life with its many high points and a few low points that he shares with the reader in this book. He uses his life story, covering 80 years of experience, as the roadmap for helping the reader arrive at new approaches and alternatives they might consider in facing the complexities and challenges in their daily lives.
A book written in 2002 entitled ‘Jimmy Griffin…A Son of Rondo-A Memoir’ was co-authored by Vern Schultz.lihat lebih sedikit