Among The Angels
Stories From Kindergarten
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Where Abraham Lincoln Died In the week of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Karen gave the angels a rief synopsis of his life, to help explain why Lincoln is so revered in American life and forever remembered by the glorious Lincoln Memorial and a day of national celebration in honor of his birth. She told the angels about Lincoln's childhood in a log cabin; his love of learning-reading by the flickering light of a candle; his physical prowess as a rail splitter; his exceptional ability as a lawyer; how he became president of the United States; how his leadership won the Civil War; how he freed the slaves; his indelible speeches at Gettysburg and especially his second inaugural address; and, finally, how he was shot and killed while attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. just after the war had ended. IMmediately after Karen had finished her presentation, an inattentive boy angel asked: "Is he still alive?" To which another angel spontaneously responded: He died at the movies."
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At the age of 63, in August 2008, the author withdrew from the practice of law to go back to Kindergarten and observe his wife, Karen, commence her 33rd consecutive year teaching Kindergarten in Room 1 at Grover Beach Elementary School and where, over the next three years, until her retirement in June of 2011, he confirmed her beatific nature, the majesty of her teaching and the beauty of the angels in her care. The one hundred and eighty-four stories in this book are a tribute to a magnificent teacher and her little angels. WHERE ABRAHAM LINCOLN DIED In the week of, and before, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Karen gave the angels a brief synopsis of the life and importance of Abraham Lincoln, to help explain why he is so revered in American life and forever remembered by the glorious Lincoln Memorial and the national day of celebration to honor his birth. She told them about his childhood in a log cabin; his love of learning, reading by the flickering light of a candle; his prowess as a rail splitter; his exceptional ability as a lawyer; how he became president of the United States; how his leadership won the Civil War; how he freed the slaves; his indelible speeches at Gettysburg and at the second inaugural; and how he was killed just after the war had ended, shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. Immediately after Karen finished, an inattentive angel asked: “Is he still alive?” Another angel spontaneously responded: “He died at the movies.”
About the Author
Raised in Omaha, Nebraska,a graduate of Creighton Preparatory Schools, the University of Notre Dame and the Creighton Law School, Bill Brown was the first professional tennis player from Nebraska, ranked #86 in the world in 1974.Standing 6'4", the tennis journalist Bud Collins dubbed him the "Nebraska Cornstalk". Bill played seven men who were ranked #1 in the world, defeating one, Illie Nastase. Bill wrote articles that appeared nationally in Tennis USA Magazine, internationally in international Tennis Weekly and regionally in the Magazine of the Midlands of the Omaha World Herald. As a lawyer he was admitted to practice before the state and federal courts in California and Nebraska and before the United States Supreme Court. He lives in Arroyo Grande, California with his wife Karen and their newly rescued Dachshund, Brinkley.