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T. R. Shannon
The third of five children, Theodore (Ted) Shannon’s values were influenced by a rural lifestyle, as a result of his father being a logging contractor. During the early years, wood stoves for cooki...view moreThe third of five children, Theodore (Ted) Shannon’s values were influenced by a rural lifestyle, as a result of his father being a logging contractor. During the early years, wood stoves for cooking and heating were the norm, lighting was by kerosene lamps, and sanitary needs necessitated a walk to an outhouse. The children had chores: bringing in firewood and weeding the garden were assigned to Ted and his two brothers, while helping with household duties such as washing dishes and scrubbing clothes by hand were the responsibilities of his two sisters. Spare time activities included exploring rivers and forested hills, and unorganized team sports when there were enough “kids” available. Unlike his older brother, who seldom cracked a book unless it involved something mechanical, Ted loved to read, mostly adventure stories . . . and school homework assignments in his earlier years.
T. R. “Ticket Ted” Shannon followed an erratic life’s path prior to becoming a California Highway Patrol officer at thirty-one years of age: some college, seven years as a logger, one year as an apprentice mechanic, and five years as a City of Eureka firefighter.
Almost all of the 128 short stories in “Cow County Chip” were gleaned from his twenty-three and one-half year CHP career, twenty-one of which were served in rural Calaveras County in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills.
Ted and Rosalie were married in 1956, have four children, four grandchildren and two great grandsons. They still live in the Mokelumne Hill house they purchased in 1968, and remain active in local organizations.
T. R. Shannon
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Books by T. R. Shannon
Cow County Chip: T. R. “Ticket Ted” Shannon # 4409 California Highway Patrol Officer (Retired)