Terry O'Hanlon

O'Hanlon Terry O'Hanlon

Most people, as they get older, have stories to tell, but most people don't take the time to write them. Fortunately, Terry O'Hanlon has written his, and that's a good thing because his story is more compelling than most. This is because his memoir involves an unusual number of serious challenges during Terry's growing-up years and how he handled them - challenges that most of us in our first two decades of life might not have handled as maturely and as compassionately as Terry did. His story is a source of inspiration. His father was an army liaison pilot who moved all the time, so Terry lived in places like Florida, South Carolina, New York, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Japan. . .and Omaha. Nebraska, where he eventually settled. Consequently he was forced constantly to change schools, living arrangements, friends, sports activities...everything, and these changes presented him with challenges that relatively few children or youths have had to confront in their own lives. Moreover, Terry and his six siblings had to deal with the break - up of his parents, and it's the compassion that Terry exhibited as a teenager, especially toward his parents, that was especially inspirational. This is only one of his many experiences as a young man - although a major one - that will reward any reader who spends time with this book. We are indeed fortunate that Mr. O'Hanlon has chosen to share his unusual personal history with the rest of us. Hugh P. Cowdin, Ph. D Founding Chairman and Professor Emeritus Department of Communications, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska