Jeff Brooks was born and raised in Erie, PA and graduated from Thiel College located in Greenville, PA in 1966 with a BA degree in History. He is a third generation veteran, having...view moreJeff Brooks was born and raised in Erie, PA and graduated from Thiel College located in Greenville, PA in 1966 with a BA degree in History. He is a third generation veteran, having served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968. A year after he was discharged, he relocated to Buffalo, New York, where he met and married his wife, Barb. He has been self-employed in the printing industry for over twenty years. He is an avid reader of all types of literature and is a huge Pittsburgh Penguins fan. He has two sons and two grandchildren.With his wife and cat, Max, he retired and relocated to Winston-Salem, NC to be closer to his two grandchildren. Jeff then decided that the time had come to fulfill his lifelong dream to write a novel. His first novel Life During a Nation’s Death was published in 2012, and is available at bookstores and online.Jeff can be reached at jeffbrooks.writer@aol.com.view less