Background
Offen, Ronald Charles was born on October 2, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Ellen (Shirreffs) Offen.
Offen, Ronald Charles was born on October 2, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Ellen (Shirreffs) Offen.
Associate of Arts, Wright Junior College, Chicago, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1967.
Insurance investigator, various insurance companies, Chicago, 1952-1968; managing editor, Chicagoland Magazine, Chicago, 1968-1970; editor, Automotive Fleet, Glenview, Illinois, 1970-1971; freelance editor, writer, author, Chicago, 1971-1978; school library, Capistrano Unified School District, Laguna Niguel, California, 1983-1998; retired, 1998. Administrator theater company The Peripatetic Task Force, Chicago, 1975-1978.
Chair James T. Farrell Centenary Committee. Member Academy American Poets (1st prize 1958), Authors Guild, Society Midland Authors, Caxton Club.
Married Sharon Rae Nealy, March 17, 1951 (divorced). Children: Deirdre, Eric. Married Rosine J. Franke, August 20, 1966 (deceased April 21, 2000).
Children: Michele, Darren P. Married Beverly Kahling Drick, April 27, 2003.