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Biography of Joseph T. Renaldi

Joseph T. Renaldi, educator, novelist, and artist was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1931. He spent most of his youthful years in Windber located in the Western Coal Region of Pennsylvania, and for many years lived in Frackville located in the Anthracite Region of Eastern Pennsylvania. He is now retired and has devoted much of his time to art, writing,woodcrafts, and gardening.

He is a graduate of Windber Area High School, Windber, Pennsylvania and Western Maryland College ( now McDaniel College ), Westminster, Maryland where he was a member of the undefeated 1951 football team.He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and served forty ( 40) years in the field of education.

Some of his duties during those years were: Assistant Football Coach at Tachikawa AFB, Japan, Assistant Football Coach at Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, Head Football Coach and Teacher of U. S. History and Civics at New Cumberland High School, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Head Football, Basketball and Baseball Coach and Teacher of Latin and U. S. History at Frackville High School, Frackville, Pennsylvania, Assistant Football Coach at Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the following positions in the Saint Clair Area School District, Saint Clair, Pennsylvania as a Football Defensive Coordinator, Head Track Coach, Junior High School Basketball Coach, and Teacher of U. S. History, Government, Economics, Sociology, Health and Physical Education. He finally served as the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of the Saint Clair Area School District for twenty (20) years.

When he was in the field of education he did a considerable amount of writing educational programs, but he had never written a novel or wrote poetry until he retired. Since his retirement he began to write about subjects he knew best and enjoyed the challenge. He always classified writing as a hobby along with his other interests.The observations of the many episodes, incidences, and events that he witnessed while living in the Coal Region and serving in the Armed Forces influenced his interest in writing.

His first novel was: The Wailing Wind, A Tale of Love And Obsession. Several hundred of his poems can found on the internet at www.poemhunter.com or other sites. Some of the most popular poems are: Peace Everywhere, America's Plight, Memories of War, A Grieving Mother, A Miner's Tears, Graduation Day, Life Is Like A Butterfly, Something About Christmas, Once Upon A Summer Day, Once Upon An Autumn Day,Where We Once Played, A Penny Candy Store, A Presidential Prayer, Coping With Life, and etc.