AUTHOR W. THOMAS MCQUEENEY is a native Charlestonian and one of six brothers who graduated from The Citadel. His Citadel ring bears the number "74." McQueeney has served on The Citadel's Board of Visitors, The Citadel Foundation, The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame Board, The Citadel Brigadier Foundation Memorial Fund, The Citadel President's Resource Council and chaired the $44.5 million Johnson Hagood Stadium Revitalization project. He has served as the TCF 1974 Class Chairman for over three decades. He is an Honorary Member of The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame. McQueeney is equally active as a volunteer in Charleston community roles serving as chairman of the Medal of Honor Allstar NCAA Football Bowl Game, the Southern Conference Basketball Championships, and as president of the State of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. He served as the governor's appointee to the Patriots Point Development Authority and on the boards of the MUSC Children's Hospital, Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach, and Bon Secours St. Francis Xavier Hospital. The author is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the State of South Carolina's highest citizen award presented by the governor. McQueeney chairs The National Medal of Honor Leadership & Education Center, a $55 million national project slated to open at Patriots Point in 2024. The Blue Book of Life is the author's ¿ fteenth book. He is married and has four children and ¿ ve grandchildren.