Bytelines

About the Book

Having grandchildren late in life means that they will never really get to know you. This was the case for me and for my children. I never knew my grandparents as they lived and died in Ireland before I had a chance to go there. I might have gone over in 1950 and seen my maternal grandfather Patrick Quinn. He was the only grandparent living when it was possible, after the war, to visit Ireland. Regretfully, I didn’t go when I had the chance, and he died in 1951.

About the Author

From his Bronx childhood through freshman year at Manhattan College, Jim was pointed toward a career in journalism. However, his service in the Air Force during the Korean War pointed him in an entirely new direction, computer engineering. In 1956, with electrical engineering degree in hand, Jim moved to New Jersey and started on a path that would have many twists and turns. But, ultimately, he would realize that he was always destined to be a computer software engineer. He still lives in southern New Jersey with Kitty Carlin, his wife of over fifty years. Their boys have all moved to Pennsylvania, necessitating many trips across the Delaware River to visit their eight grandchildren.