Of Saints and Wooden Nickels: An American Story

Harry Trumfio was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and now resides with his wife, Lorie in Arlington Heights, Illinois. They have four children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is a former public school superintendent and served as the Chairman of the Department of Education at Benedictine University. Harry took his first writing course at Roosevelt University's Institute for Continued Learning in the fall of 2004 and won recognition from the Arts Unlimited Community Writing Contest for a short story entitled, "It Happened at Riverview" and a poem entitled, "Haunting," based on his observations made during Martin Luther King's "Freedom March" August 5, 1966. He currently is a study group coordinator for the Institute for Continued Learning at Roosevelt University. Harry has also served as a consultant to the Alternative Certification Program for Teachers of Mathematics and Science at Benedictine University and as a writer and in-service program developer for Teacher Today Publications, Inc.