About the Author:
JOANNE D. DENKO was the wife now the widow of Dr. Charles W. Denko. She is also the mother of three sons, grandmother of six, and a physician by profession (psychiatrist by specialty). In each of these roles and relationships, she has been alert to experiences appropriate to write about in psychiatric journal articles, nonfiction books, and poems. Joanne s late husband taught her the rudiments of scientific writing, and she found his comments and suggestions invaluable in all of her work. This book, which consists of vignettes about the life of their grandfather, was created primarily for Charles and Joanne s grandchildren.
A prizewinning poet, journalist, and public speaker, Joanne graduated with highest honors from Michigan s Hope College. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and her master s degree in psychiatry from the University of Michigan. A member of the Cleveland Psychiatric Society, Dr. Denko treated psychiatric patients for decades. Committed to the literary and cultural life of her community, she leads a local Great Books discussion group. Joanne Denko lives in Ohio.
Review:
This is a good book about a very good man. Brilliant and caring, Charles W. Denko led a life of service to his scientific field, his community, his family, and to everyone he chanced to meet. Not written from a single point of view, the book is instead a collection of remembrances from many of the people affected by Chuck s benevolence and grace: his wife, his three sons, his siblings, his peers, and those he met on his many travels. It presents an image of a humble man who can inspire us all the kind of person who gives us hope that we might have a chance to reverse the deterioration of values that is following the current wave of thoughtless human greed. --William J. Cashman, editor and publisher, Beaver Beacon
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