Life According To Henry - Ratliff, Henry
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Life According to Henry is the published memoir through the eyes and mind of Henry Ratliff. As an octogenarian, Henry sat down to write the story of his life. The course of time was nearing end, kids were grown, grandkids growing up, and his beloved wife Beulah had already met Jesus. The complexities in this book are organized largely untouched and straight from the mind of a school teacher and school master. Great lengths have been made to keep the original content as such. Life in 20th Century is typically pressed through the lens of historians. Subjects like the Great Depression, The Great…mehr

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Life According to Henry is the published memoir through the eyes and mind of Henry Ratliff. As an octogenarian, Henry sat down to write the story of his life. The course of time was nearing end, kids were grown, grandkids growing up, and his beloved wife Beulah had already met Jesus. The complexities in this book are organized largely untouched and straight from the mind of a school teacher and school master. Great lengths have been made to keep the original content as such. Life in 20th Century is typically pressed through the lens of historians. Subjects like the Great Depression, The Great War, World War II, The Korean War, are notably the most widely published and read works of the 20th century; many which tell the narrative of hard times, hope, and life in America. Life According To Henry accounts for a family who lived through these times and more. The modern world was catching up on Henry. He just had to focus to get the family story out and into the hands of his folks before he himself met eternity. The project begins to unfold as one of Henry's grandson's, Jason Ratliff; requested the task of publishing the story. Initially he talked to Henry's son and daughters. Then to siblings and others. Everyone wanted a copy of the type-written document but life was happening to all. Busy with it himself, Jason left it to collect dust until one day on a chance trip to Europe for a Wedding, Jason read the entire story on an airplane. 1/2 of the story was read in route to Amsterdam, the balance on a flight back to the USA from Paris. Jason checked again with those in his world. The book was fascinating. From the family perspective it was a ray of light into family heritage. From a pupil's perspective, it was everything a kid learned in school. History class to social studies and beyond, the depiction of the life of a family who migrated the country to beat the devil out of his game of claiming life, destroying families; by and in pursuit of the American dream. Especially so, living a life worth living. The bonds of family are inherently present, choice of words so complex, yet simple sets of common speech combined to tell the story of a man from the south, to a small town in central Indiana. Imagine yourself what it would be like to stare through the portal of time to see life through the perspective of grace and compassion. To see life through the eyes of a man named Henry is to value people and their contributions to society.
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Contributions to this book include the manuscript from Henry's son Jack Ratliff, former owner of Gulf Oil Station in Fortville, IN. I could have never done this without you and mom. Thank you to my Tent Mate and friend Chris Mole from England, for his inspiration to complete this work on Mount Aconcagua. A special THANK YOU to my wife, Sandra Anderson-Ratliff, who has tirelessly put up with me and my family for over 30 years! Our children, Joel Ratliff, Joshua Ratliff, Jenna Ratliff, Julia Ratliff, and Jordyn Ratliff. Broski Jack Ratliff and family. Mother Marilyn Ratliff who forced me to gain 12 years of Perfect Attendance in Primary Education Stepmom Brenda Howell Ratliff, Elementary School Teacher and widow of my father. Aunt Julia Ratliff Smith and Family Uncle James Ratliff and Family Aunt Mary Jo Valentine and Family Many other aunts & uncles and cousins and other family who are still parts of our lives to this day. Amy Bourisaw, former School Teacher at the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation & Author of another locally written, published book "When a Butterfly Lands" Amy is epic in the prologue as she nails the essence of the memoir by skillfully utilizing the mental image of the content she labored to edit! Dickson Felix, my two time Guide on Mount Kilimanjaro, and friend whom is always there to lift my spirit and teach me in his way about the gifts of life and nature of man. and Nancy Strickland, Mt. Vernon High School Alumni and former director at the Northern Hancock Area Chamber of Commerce for her graceful nature as a Mother Hen to our small Mid East American Community. There are many more names left unmentioned, all of which have a special presence in bringing me to this moment. Look and you will see, you are always there, even through the gaps of time and space and human elements of mankind. I would be remiss to not give credit God for delivering me through the ugly head of CoVid 19, whose challenges having brought me to knees and our family through hell and back. Thank you God.