John T. Thorngren, a Texas writer and graduate of the University of Texas, has enjoyed a myriad of life experiences working from basements to boardrooms. He is a songwriter published in Southern Gospel and an author of several patents, technical articles, and a nonfiction book on probability and statistics. John and his wife of more than five decades live in Shady Shores, Texas, where their livestock freely roam the grounds. After his first heart attack at an early age and two subsequent heart attacks followed by two open-heart surgeries, John believes that God has a purpose for every life.