Tuesday, August 20, 2019
John's parents, Lou and Jim Ebersole, were close friends of ours in the 1970's. We saw John (and sometimes David and Kay) when at their house. Bob Hewson (my husband then) and Jim, both from Illinois, were colleagues at Richland Memorial's Residency program. After John was born Lou pursued more advanced education in learning disabilities, etc. and then opened and administered the Warren Achievement School in Illinois. Rather than seeing John's limitations as a burden or something to simply cope with, she and Jim devoted resources, time and, most of all, love to understand and nurture those born without what most people take for granted.
My sincerest condolences to John's family and friends. Because of his life, many others have been helped.