Lynmar BrockLynmar Brock, Jr., is a native of Pennsylvania who grew up in the Philadelphia suburb of Newtown Square. He earned a bachelor's degree in English and an MBA from Dartmouth College before joining the U.S. Navy in 1956. He served as an officer on a desroyer in the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and later was transferred to the Pentagon, where he worked in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. After returning to civilian life, he took over operations of Brock and Company, his family's food-services company, where he was president/CEO for forty-five years. He has also served on the board of directors of Rotary International, and his work with this worldwide service organization has taken him to India, Madagascar, Pakistan, and the Afghan border. In addition to In This Hospitable Land, Lynmar Brock is the author of Must Thee Fight and Genevieve. He is currently at work on his fourth book. He and his wife, Claudie, have two sons. Read More Read Less