About the Author
Born in 1946, Rand R. Timmerman, Esq., grew up in a small village in Adams, New York, which had more cows than people! He attended Oswego State University for three semesters. In March 1966, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served primarily with the 1st Marines in Vietnam, reaching the rank of Corporal. He was promoted temporarily to second lieutenant in Vietnam for the last few months. After that combat experience, he went to the Officer Candidate School, the Basic School, and then the Judge Advocate General [JAG] School. Subsequently, he served as a JAG officer and was honorably discharged as a Captain after five years of service. Afterwards, in 1970, he attended Syracuse University, acquiring his BA degree and graduated Summa Cumlaude from Syracuse Law School in 1975.
Thereafter, he worked for a short time for a small company and then was self-employed for 40 years via three separate law firms serving Saint Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, Lewis and Onondaga Counties. Since retiring in 2012, the author has written numerous books and short stories, including this one regarding hiking the Appalachian Trail with his brother in 2018 and 2019.