Sheldon Lawrence was born at the family home one-half mile north of
   Nashville, Kansas, on February 17, 1936. He was baptized and confirmed
   at St. John's Lutheran Church and graduated from Nashville High School;
   St. John's College, Winfield, Kansas; and Concordia Teachers College, 
   Seward, Nebraska. He received his master's degree from the University 
   of Missouri.
     There are five children in the family: Shawn, born in 1962; Todd, 1967;
   Jason, 1970; Eric, 1975; and Cassandra, 1980.
     Having been a teacher and technical writer in Missouri and a state
   consultant for libraries in Arizona, he is now semi-retired and resides
   with his wife Patti and two youngest children in Kealakekua, Hawaii, where
   his is assistant manager of a plant nursery.
     He is a member of Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity and serves as
   choir member, Sunday School teacher and chairman of the Board of Deacons.
   His spare time is spent jogging, traveling, camping and relaxing on the
   beach.
                      
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 68 
  Submitted by: Sheldon L. Lawrence