KelLee Parr

KelLee Parr was raised on a farm in northeast Kansas and loves his rural roots. He has had many different career opportunities and never been one to pass up a challenge or try something new. He has worked as an ag missionary in Guatemala, county extension ag and 4-H agent in Kansas, third grade teacher for many years, educational consultant, and adjunct professor. He currently helps write science curriculum for elementary students. His first book "My Little Valentine" is about his mother's adoption and the search for her birth mother after sixty-six years of separation. KelLee's second book "Mansion on a Hill" is about The Willows Maternity Sanitarium in Kansas City where his mother was born. In his quest to learn more about his mother's adoption, he became fascinated with the history behind The Willows and learning Kansas City was known as the adoption hub of America. The book also contains stories of those whose lives were touched by The Willows in some fashion. KelLee's third book "More Voices of The Willows" is a follow up to "Mansion on a Hill." Twenty-two stories are shared by adoptees or birth mothers with a connection to The Willows or to Kansas City maternity facilities. KelLee is available to give presentations about his books, sharing the story of his search and reunion, the history of The Willows, and his research on the adoption hub of America.