William Dean

William Dean, a graduate of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, realized he loved to write and create when he started putting together humorous scripts and building ingenious props for puppet shows which he instigated and produced for the enjoyment of his church family. He found great delight in being able to present spiritual truths through imaginative means. The Christmas productions became his favorites, and over the years, he directed numerous holiday programs for the church and elsewhere. His first children’s book, ’Twas the Night, was penned in preparation for a program he directed in 2018. William worked with his father and siblings in a family-owned printing company until his dad’s retirement, at which time he transitioned into a short career in building maintenance and refurbishing. He was an active team sports participant, taught for many years in a variety of Christian Education ministries in his local church, and greatly enjoyed planning church-wide social events. Upon his retirement in 2019, he discovered that writing as a creative outlet would occupy a good deal of the free time to which he had looked forward for so long. And he also decided to locate a talented illustrator to see what could be done with that poetic version of Luke 2 that he’d written the previous year. William and his wife Margene live in the western suburbs of Chicago. They enjoy spending time with friends and family, including their four grown sons, three lovely daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren.