Families
Where We Each Begin
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In Families: Where We Each Begin,,/i> Randal Teague chronicles his journey from relatively humble beginnings to his launchpad for a career in law, higher education, and politics. By subjecting family lore and legend to the harsh scrutiny of research, he discovers a somewhat different self through facts and circumstances shared with him by his extended family and friends. This memoir provides more than just information. It describes in a convincing way how to pass knowledge of what came before us to those whom we know and those whom we will never know.
With this collaborative approach, Teague expanded his knowledge of himself. Some family lore was true, but some was not. Lost facts were recovered. Memories grew in number and depth and lit the corners of his mind. Loved ones long passed returned to his daily thoughts and evening dreams. And he came to understand, as a famous author observed, that you can love completely without complete understanding
.About the Author
Randal Teague was raised near Duke University and UNC and graduated from American and George Washington Universities in the nation’s capital. He abandoned aspirations in marine biology to become an attorney and a giver of time, talent, and treasure through commitments to nonprofit organizations. He is an avid fisherman and a lover of plump oysters and fine scotches, and he is known as Papa Randy to his grandchildren. An inquisitive traveler to more than 100 countries and more than 280 national park sites, he calls Alexandria, Virginia, his home.