Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 17

ALUMNI BOOKSHELF FEATURED AUTHOR: Peter Diakos ’59 The Circle: Life and Times of Michael Gourdouros is a true story of one man's rise from poverty in southern Greece to a high pinnacle of success. This success ultimately led to abject poverty for he and his family. His story is coupled with a sweep of history that spans the length of his life, and highlights his lasting contribution of a loving family and their ability to escape grinding poverty. 1 2 3 FEATURED AUTHOR: Ken Janson ’72 4 1. The 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony in Garland Auditorium. 2. Brigadier General Donna Houde Prigmore ’81 accepts the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award via video conference. 3. Fred Stackpole ’56 stands with his 2018 Hall of Fame poster. 4. 2018 Hall of Fame inductees are applauded at Homecoming half-time. Ken Janson tells two personal and interwoven stories in Charting a Course Against Cancer: A Story of a Cancer Fundraising Volunteer’s Personal Journey. He shares his own cancer diagnosis, his treatment and surgery, and his recovery. Alongside this journey, he describes another story—that of a grassroots, community-based fundraising organization founded in memory of a victim of the disease—a woman loved by her husband, family, and community. * Both of these publications can be purchased online at Amazon.com. We're proud of the many TA graduates who have made literary contributions, and we want to share their accomplishments with the alumni community! Are you a TA author, or do you know of a classmate who has been published? Let us know at: [email protected]. 17