Hearts of Courage
John is a proud Alaskan, born in Providence Hospital at Anchorage in 1941. His early years were spent in Alaska and the Washington, D.C. area where his Dad worked for the government. After two years serving as a church missionary in Eastern Canada, he received his Bachelor's and MBA degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles. Always interested in aviation, John began his career with American Airlines while still in college. He retire in 2008 after 42 years associated with the airline. His quest to research and write about the lives of his parents developed from a wish to share their stories with his children and grandchildren. Hearts of Courage attempts to capture the strong faith of Joseph and Alta Tippets and bring to life how their prayers were miraculously answered in January and February, 1943. John and his wife, Bonnie, live in Colleyville, Texas.