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Hello!

My name is Ramona John. My husband is Dick, and we live in North Texas.

My first career was in law. I kept starting and stopping law school as Dick’s work sent us hopping around the country. When we hit Houston in 1968, I began once more. This time, I was determined to stay until I clutched a law degree in my hand. We remained for thirty-three years. (It didn’t take me that long to finish law school, thank heaven.) I opened my practice in 1971, in an office the size of a walk-in closet... Later, I became judge of a juvenile court. I finished my legal career as IV-D Director of Texas, (head of child support enforcement for the state).

Since retiring, I’ve begun a second career as a writer. Following my life-long passion to write fills me with joy. My first book, CHILDREN AND THE LAW IN TEXAS, WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW, was published in 1999. It provides information about kids and the law to non-lawyers who are related to or interact with children. A reminder; laws change over time. Be sure such information is still correct.

I wrote the second book, FUN IN EUROPE, A TRAVEL GUIDE FOR GROWN-UPS for the pure pleasure of it. It was published last year. Since 1969, Dick and I have, with little restraint, indulged our passion for travel. (We eat a lot of beans now, because we spent so many loose pennies. That’s okay, we like beans and we sure had a great time scampering around the world. The book grew out of some thirty European trips.

I’m seeking a publisher for the third book, WHILE I CARE ENOUGH TO CRY, and my fourth book, THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF TRICKLING FALLS, TEXAS." My stories and articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines. I hope you’ll click on the menu to your left and read some of them.

Dick was a TV news anchor man and news director at stations across the country, from Oklahoma City to Tampa, New York, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Houston. He picked up a number of awards along the way, including an Emmy for his work on the Huntley-Brinkley Report. (He won’t like my mentioning that, but I’m proud of him.) Later, he became a media consultant, working independently and with others, such as Dan Ammerman at The Ammerman Experience. His work took him across the country and to South America, Saudi Arabia and Europe. Now retired, he has become a computer guru. I’m convinced that only our two sons know more about those incomprehensible machines. I consider them to be instruments of the devil. (Computers, not the boys.)

You can visit Dick’s web page at dickjohn.com. I must be clear about one thing, though. We disagree on almost any issue you can name, so his opinions are strictly his own. (I love him, anyway. The poor thing is just misguided.)

I hope you enjoy my web site and will visit again. You can e-mail me at ramonajohn@juno.com.

Ramona