Valor the American odyssey of Roy Dominguez - Dominguez, Roy 1954- (Indiana University Press, 2012)
Includes bibliographical references
Valor FM; Valor ch1; Valor ch2; Valor ch3; Valor ch4; Valor ch5; Valor ch6; Valor ch7; Valor photo spread (after ch7); Valor ch8; Valor ch9; Valor ch10; Valor ch11; Valor ch12; Valor conc; Valor afterword
The son of Hispanic immigrants, Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez grew up in gang-plagued Gary, Indiana. With strong family support, he managed to beat the odds, graduating with distinction from Indiana University, finishing law school after a rough start, and maturing into a successful attorney and officeholder. Yet there was more in store for Roy. Ready to start a family and embark on a career as a deputy prosecutor, he was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome. How he coped with and eventually overcame this debilitating affliction is a compelling part of his story. The experience steeled him to meet