Samuel Brooks, lighthouse keeper at the Point of Ayr (Talacre)

Samuel Brooks (1789-1856) was a lighthouse keeper at the Point of Ayr, Talacre, North Wales, from approximately 1825 to 1856. He is the father of George Brooks (1845-1930), who is the father of Samuel Brooks Sr. (1886-1962), who is the father of Samuel Brooks Jr. (1934-2016), who is my father. 

My friend Brent Shaw painted this for me in 2019, knowing of my passion for this place. What a wonderful friend!

Code of Ethics - West Jordan Jr. High School

This was the code of ethics at West Jordan Junior High School, likely back in the 1960s. I wish that we as a country would re-embrace these wonderful values: