Biographies and photos of contributors

Jean Bullard graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a major in Zoology and became a writer/editor for the National Parks Service. She has also written several books. She and her husband, Bill, a national park ranger naturalist, raised 4 children in National Park areas and the family traveled to 36 countries. Jean also has 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. At age 93, writing is still part of her life.

Robert Christian received a BA in Education from Concordia Teachers College in Illinois and an MS in Educational Administration from Columbia University in New York. Bob taught elementary and secondary education in Lutheran Schools in the Bronx, Hong Kong, and finally in Seattle. Bob and his wife, Arleen, have 5 children, 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Terri Erickson earned a BS in Biochemistry from Notre Dame College, Ohio and a MS in Biology from Fordham University. She was editor of her high school newsletter and wrote for the Cleveland News. Terri is mother of 7 children, 16 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. “I write because I take pleasure in writing.”

Rita Schneider, a Contributing Writer, graduated as a registered nurse from St. Louis University’s St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing. She has been writing since childhood and put her memories of the early days of living in St. Louis into a book for her family. She has three sons and two granddaughters. Joan Weeks, a Contributing Writer, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Science from Oberlin College, Ohio, and did graduate work at Pennsylvania State University. Joan married an Air Force pilot who was killed in Southeast Asia. They had four children, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. “Writing has always been important in helping me to understand my life.”

Other contributors:

Paul De Anguera Leah Franklin John Glover Dr. John Goss Catherine Hunt Dot Prentice Basil Singer Miel Tieng

Thank you to our contributing guest artists:

Martha Crawford Annabelle Davis Mika Diaz Sylvia Dongieux Nancy Elliott Pauline Lemaire, S.P. Sandra Mostoller Cathy Nilon Mary Santi Emory Sizemore Harriet Schulman Ellie Wilson

In Loving Memory

Deborah Boomer

1952–1919

Caroline Crabtree

1922–1919

Lindy Newell

1953–2019

Joan Nilon

1938–2019

Lynne Wasson

1937–2019

Mystery

Pauline Lemaire, S.P.

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