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July 6, 2010Patton native to discuss his book
PATTON — Patton Public Library will hold its first book signing at 7 p.m. July 20 when native son John Allen Resko will discuss his new book in the library’s Community Room. “The Gates of St. Charles” is the memoir of Resko, a professor emeritus and former chairman of the department of physiology at the Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine in Portland. Some of the discussion at the signing will focus on Resko’s early years growing up in Patton. Potential writers may be interested in his reasons for writing this book. Resko attended a seminary but after years of perseverance he realized that the religious life was not for him. he felt trapped in the pursuit of a vocation in which he did not belong. This realization led him to pursue a career in science. he also shares the story of his parents’ emigration from Austria-Hungary at the turn of the century and how they settled in the small coal-mining community of Patton. Resko lives in Hillsboro, Ore., with his wife, Magdalen. They have two grown children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The book can be purchased at the signing for $18.95. Refreshments will be served.
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