Joseph B. Frederick, PhD, was born in Willard, Ohio, in October of 1944. He came from a family of six children. His mother and father lived to see all their children become adults who contribute to the success of their communities. After graduation from Willard High School, he attended and graduated from John Carroll University and Bowling Green State University. He worked in the area of developmental disabilities for forty years and grew to know many special people. He coauthored a book Manual For Constructive Leisure Time Activities and authored and co-authored several national publications. He found a young lady he loved and married, Kathy Long Frederick. They have two sons, Joe II and Mark. Joe II is married to Tara Mobley Frederick, and they have two sons, Zachary and Joshua. He has been fortunate to have had many people who have influenced his life. Therefore, People + Me was born and materialized as a book of his early experiences.