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by Mary Lee Wolff (Author)
What would you do if you just found out a brother you had not seen for 20 years had been murdered?"Who's Afraid of Wolffy?" is not only John Wolff, Jr.'s life story, but also the story of our brother-sister bond. A strong bond that prompted me to piece together the life of a brother I had dearly loved but had not seen for those many years, while attempting to deal with the emotional trauma of having a sibling murdered.John had shunned his family due to mental illness not long after returning from Vietnam and went off to live a solitary, puzzling life. It was painful to discover how my brother's once promising life had fallen into the ravages of schizophrenia. From being notified in the middle of the night of his death, to going through and handling every item of his estate, to selling properties in four states and two foreign countries, and worst of all, to being involved in every aspect of his murderer's arraignment, trial and ultimate conviction, this was without a doubt the most difficult and most life-challenging and life-changing task ever thrust upon me.
Author Biography
Mary Lee Wolff graduated from Columbia College, Crystal Lake, Illinois campus, with a major in English and a minor in psychology. Upon graduation she was an administrative assistant and gardening columnist for Fifty & Better, a startup senior publication, and moved to its parent newspaper, the Northwest Herald, in an administrative capacity. Upon leaving the paper, she wrote feature stories and edited for several telecommunications and horticultural trade magazines. Thereafter, she worked for a federally funded program assisting unemployed individuals, and after earning several masters levels certificates in career counseling, she was promoted to an assistant director position. Within her management role she wrote internal policy, grant proposals and web site content.
