A lucky person has only to be born
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- Synopsis
- The potato famine forced his ancestors to leave the “Ould Sod” and to plant roots in Askeaton, Wisconsin. Eighty years later and in the year of Ireland’s Independence, the author, Robert K. Burns, was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, on November 10, 1922. He was the second-born of the eventual six-child family of his railroading father and loving mother, born Florence Campbell of Hilbert, Wisconsin. The world welcomed this delightfully “Irish” free-spirit during an era of peace and close family relationships and at a time when the phrase “For God and Country” was a way of life and family entertainment was the primary source of social pleasure. Bob’s wit, insight, and innate wisdom, helped him accept and enjoy God’s simplest or most complex creations and creatures. His love, compassion, and understanding made him a joy to his family, his friends, and later in his profession as a dentist to his patients. As a result of the Great Depression the railroad failed. Bob’s father took the family back to a small farm in Askeaton, Wisconsin, the locale of many of the events he recalls in his book from 1933 even to this day, for his new Irish cottage is located within a mile of the old farmhouse. Troubles for most Americans during the thirties were numerous and varied. Bob’s eternal optimism, however, enabled him to help himself and his family soar over them. He was finding silver linings, roses, and rainbows long before it became fashionable for many to even look for them. He was and still is a happy Catholic whose faith, hope and love are constantly tested and challenged. “Being born” to him was synonymous with good luck and God’s blessings. Perceiving humor in mettle-testing obstacles that God cast into his pathway he reacted with witty mainspring resilience and mature good-natured responses. Even in the hemophiliac conditions of his three sons he was able to find enough humor to give strength to his wife, Ginny, his family and himself. God’s designs were his construction blueprints for a life that had to be lived to be enjoyed. Although he is aware of the imperfections of man and that man-made plans often go awry, he never forgets that God created smiles for good purpose. His forte is his ability to induce smiling in others. My greatest pleasure in encouraging Bob to publish his prose and poetry will be the first smile he evokes from you, the reader. Then I will know that I have not misjudged the purpose behind the humble wit and wisdom of my life-long companion and wholly unselfish buddy. May you and the author react favorably to one another. May Heaven’s door be open to both of ye and may God save ye kindly. —Daniel J. Burns, Jr.
- Copyright:
- 1980
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 134 Pages
- Publisher:
- Robert Burns
- Date of Addition:
- 12/02/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert K. Burns, D.D.S.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Larry Lumpkin
- Proofread By:
- mvogel
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.