Less than 360 words into “Bluebell”, Rowena Kramer’s name has been mentioned three times by Willis Jefferson, a young black man on a road taking him where he never expected to go. And, as we look at today’s QuotaBill, we learn, to some degree, the impact this woman had on Willis’ life.
“Miss Rowena,” he whispered, and tears blurred his vision. He had been about twelve when she took him in, and he had stayed for over ten years. It was the nearly four years, since then, that held his attention, and he wondered if leaving had been a mistake. Been a long time. He thought. “A long time….”
What kind of woman was this whose memory brought tears to the eyes of a courageous young man? To help you find out, here are three articles & two excerpts that will help introduce you to Rowena Kramer. And what about Willis? There’s much to learn about him in these recent posts…