<p>Dewayne Kroeger is an American born in Grand Island Nebraska on January 02 0f 1920, next to the youngest ten children, son of August Kroeger and Adelia Heesch, his grandparents were from Germany, married Lorna Engel from Arvada CO . His life was not easy but God always gave him enough. During his first years spend time working hard with his father and brother Delmar, country economic was devastated, scarcity and poverty were common around the country.</p> <p></p> <p>In his youth he met the great love of his life Lorna and raised their three children Debbie, Brian and Bob. Lorna and Dewayne worked together to secure their future and their family future too. Dewayne served five years in USA ARMY then moved to his current home in Lake San Marcos .</p> <p></p> <p>Dewayne and Lorna made good real estate investments and have achieved good economic stability, Dewayne has always tried to help his family and continue to do so. Dewayne is a wonderful man with an enviable cognitive ability, memory and lucidity surprise you. One of its greatest features simplicity and availability to help no matter what you need. He said " At this written about my life I am 96 years young, this is the life I was dealt for better or worse. It has been exciting, dangerous but fulfilling and thanks GOD for giving me the opportunity to live this long."</p> <p></p>
<p>Growing up, living in, and working in a small-town funeral home may not be for everyone, but it certainly means life is never dull. Ralph was born the month his father and mother moved to Flushing, Michigan, to work in his uncle's funeral home. Dinners and sleep interrupted by calls from families were a common occurrence, but so were the heart-warming moments helping grieving families.</p> <p>The Life of Death is a collection of stories about Ralph's memories of the funeral home, both growing up and then working there as a licensed funeral director for more than 45 years. His tales range from the ironic, such as a widow learns of a secret windfall only after selling the item at a garage sale, to the inspired, when a hard-hearted minister gets an earful about preaching to those who need it and reaches out to the family. </p> <p>Ralph includes humorous stories: a power outage that causes a minister to be late to the funeral of a man who was never on time, a family concerned about the smell of smoke that later requests an area to smoke cigarettes, and a funeral service that is over almost before it begins. And the book would not be complete without a few paranormal experiences. Step through the doors of the funeral home via Ralph's memory for an unforgettable glimpse into small-town life, the business of funerals, and the very human responses to the mysteries of death. </p> <p> </p> <p>Ralph R. Rossell has been an active licensed funeral director for more than 45 years He received an Associate degree from Flint Community Junior College, a BA degree from the University of Michigan-Flint, a Mortuary Science degree from Wayne State University, and an insurance license from the State of Michigan. As a hobby, he and his wife of more than 45 years, Elizabeth, have enjoyed restoring many old homes and them renting them out. They have a daughter and son-in-law and two grandchildren, a son and daughter-in-law, and a dog.</p> <p>Ralph, who is ordained with American Marriage Ministries, has officiated at several weddings. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, fishing, and spending time in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.</p>
<p>When Hope Spencer is thirteen years old, she and her mother move to the tiny community of Cutters Notch in forested southwestern Indiana to hide from Hope's dangerous and abusive father. Unaware whether he is still in prison or has been freed, they settle into a new life under new identities. The athletic young girl becomes close friends with two boys in her quaint neighborhood, and when she mysteriously disappears one Saturday afternoon, they take on the task of finding her. Racing against time, the boys join forces with their state trooper neighbor and three other very unusual allies to battle against the evil taking aim at their friend. Will they find and rescue Hope, or will they fall victim themselves? </p> <p>Whatever happens, they are determined. They will not Abandon Hope.</p> <p>It is late September when Hope disappears. After Maggie, her mother, and their neighbor, Rick Anders, find Hope's basketball in a nearby stream and her cellphone tossed in the weeds, an Amber Alert is sounded. She has been kidnapped. Rick, a state trooper, is assigned to team up with County Sheriff J.B. Dunlap to coordinate an intensive search.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Hope's two best friends, Josh and Danny--both twelve years old--have a suspect in mind. After sunset, they decide to launch their own search by sneaking out through a bedroom window. Josh is athletic like Hope, but smaller and fearless. Danny is pudgy, nerdy, and hampered by fear, yet very loyal.</p> <p>Hope awakens in a darkened room, bound to a chair. Suffering from terror, sedation, and dehydration, she finds the resilience to develop her own escape plan. Like her mother, she suspects that the kidnapper may be her father, but she is unsure. Regardless, she is determined to fight.</p> <p>Watching through a dimensional portal manifested in a mirror are three beings from a parallel dimension. Inherently good, they are horrified by what they see and are moved to action. They decide to take dangerous risks to find a way to help.</p> <p>Behind the whole event is a dark entity influencing evil minds with violent ideas for its own benefit. Driving those with susceptible wills toward malevolent actions, it draws energy from the pain its puppets inflict on others.</p> <p>Will the rescuers find Hope in time? Can she survive until they reach her? Will they all fall victim to dark influences? Abandon Hope will keep you guessing, keep you on edge, and keep you turning pages.</p>
Exploding root beer bottles? Flooding rains and lovesick cowboys? What could these things possibly have in common? They are all problems Ross the Reader and his trusty horse, Scout, encounter as they ride across the prairie with a saddlebag full of books. Though reading has brought Ross great joy since early childhood, not everyone in the county shares his love of books. With the help of his sweetheart, Miss Ginny Penny, who also happens to be the town librarian, Ross spreads the joy of reading across the prairie. Author Reid Dailey is not just one person, but the pseudonym for an author committee comprised of librarians from the Grand Prairie Independent School District. The Read Across the PrairieSM image of Ross the Reader riding backwards on his horse is well known to the students in Grand Prairie. Students began asking for stories about Ross, thus The Legend of Ross the Reader and how a community began a love affair with books was born. Illustrator Ross Edgerley had his first work published when he was just six years old, and by age eight he was painting wall murals in elementary schools and churches. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, TX, Ross has had award-winning sculptures displayed at the Dallas Museum of Art. Ross became involved with Read Across the PrairieSM when he designed the image of the horse and rider that became the service mark for the program.