Follow the upward life journey of Jack. Born and raised in a small coal-mining town in Pennsylvania, Jack endures numerous childhood experiences and difficulties, then breaks out of an economically depressed environment as he joins the military and marries his high school sweetheart Verna. Education plays a pivotal role in his advancement as he makes a quantum leap from a lack of education opportunities with no appreciation for learning to become an adjunct university instructor by midlife. A twenty-year Air Force career, a perfectly matched spouse, and two wonderful sons, David and Kevin, provide the ingredients of a long, happy, and successful life that is nevertheless not free of hardships and heartbreaks along the way. Discover the who, where, what, and when of how Jack was MADE in this compelling memoir. A Horatio Alger “rags-to-riches” must-read!
