6x9
paperback
212 pages
34 chapters
15 black-and-white images
ISBN: 978-1-946970-95-4
First Edition: September 2018
$15.00

Published by
Trillium Memory Books*
An imprint of redbat books
La Grande, OR 97850

​Cover Design by Nancy Allen
Book Design by redbat design | www.redbatdesign.com
Printed in the United States of America

* Trillium Memory Books was the original 
​business name of ​Wake-Robin Press.

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Tragedy to Grace
          A personal history of
         perseverance and growth
         through God

by Daniel S. Pokorney

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Almost every person will have tragedies in their lives, some more than others. ​

​Tragedy to Grace is an autobiographical look at the life of one man, who when beset by tragedies, was given the grace of God to move forward. He did not, as some people do, fall into the trap of using destructive outside influences to cope with loss. Tragedies are not always a loss of a life, but can be addictions, financial ruin, and a host of other problems that happen unexpectedly. This book will tell the stories of this man’s tragedies and the grace that he received through faith in God.

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Table of Contents
​Dedications
Author’s Preface
Ch 1: A Finality … Or Is It?
Ch 2: The Legacy that Formed My Life Mission
Ch 3: Birth to 6 Years Old
Ch 4: Bad Things Happen to Good People
Ch 5: Aftermath—Where and How Do We Start?
Ch 6: Starting a Different Life
Ch 7: Going to “Town School”
Ch 8: Learning the Farm Life
Ch 9: The Family Changes
Ch 10: High School Years and God is Present
Ch 11: Higher Education or Have a Good Time
Ch 12: Starting Our Life as Married Folk
Ch 13: Oregon: Our New Home
Ch 14: Settling into a New Phase in Our Lives
Ch 15: Becoming Homeowners and Changing Jobs
Ch 16: Boise Cascade—A Chance for Long-Term Employment
Ch 17: Growing Up Together as a Family
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Ch 18: Our Young Family Faces Hard Times
Ch 19: A Big Chance and Some Big Decisions
Ch 20: Ready or Not, Here We Come
Ch 21: The Voters Say Yes and Another Setback for the Family
Ch 22: Life Settles Down but Remains Busy
Ch 23: One Graduated and Two Just Starting School
Ch 24: We Welcome a New Family Member
Ch 25: Our World is Turned Upside Down
Ch 26: Going Down the Final Road
Ch 27: How Do We Go On?
Ch 28: God Changes My Life in Many Ways
Ch 29: Day Shift, Mayor, and Other Changes
Ch 30: Another Addition to the Family
             and My Community Service is Over
Ch 31: My Heart is Broken and My Life Will Not Be the Same
Ch 32: Answers and Tributes
Ch 33: Retirement and Another Family Loss
Ch 34: Final Thoughts and Updates
Acknowledgments
About the Author

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About the Author

Daniel S. Pokorney was a retired millworker whose life had been rocked by episodes of tragedy. Through it all he eventually saw and experienced the grace of God following each tragedy. Although this book was in its planning stage for about five years, Daniel felt compelled by God, on Easter Sunday of 2018, to start writing. The book was finished in 56 days and it was Daniel’s belief that God wrote the book; that he had merely pushed the keys on the keyboard. Daniel’s many years of community service included eight years on the local school board, four years on the local city council, and four years as the Mayor of La Grande, Oregon, a city of 13,000. Daniel S. Pokorney passed away March 11, 2019, in La Grande.

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