A Book A Week

Richard has also generously provided with 3 copies of the book to give away. After reading his summary, use the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this post to enter. 

From Richard Ely:

The Oldest Living Graduate is the auto biography of William J. Ely. He was raised on a modest farm in Pennsylvania, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1933, served with the Corps of Engineers in the South Pacific during WWII and retired as a highly decorated lieutenant general in 1966. Subsequent to his service in the Army he became the senior vice president of Sverdrup and Parcel overseeing operation and construction around the world. He is also a published writer, and entrepreneur, a philanthropist and an extraordinary bridge and golf player. 

He fell in love and married his wife Helen on a short break from Midway Island in 1940. They lived the American Dream together for more than 74 years before she died at the age of one hundred. Next to his wife Helen, his greatest passion was the game of golf. He was a highly acclaimed amateur golfer who won multiple championships, shot his age more that 2000 times and was inducted into the Quail Ridge Hall of Fame with such notables as Sam Snead and Claude Harmon. 

The Oldest Living Graduate reaches its end with a summary of the author's "lessons learned" from more that a century of living and a personal status report of his daily life. 

The General is still active in Delray Beach, Florida at nearly 104 years of age. 

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