Author: Jerri Williams Lawrence
Born: 4 May 1938
Bio: Jerri Williams Lawrence is a writer and has edited manuscripts in many genres, both fiction and non-fiction. She currently tutors high school and college students in composition. One Last Dance is her first book. A teacher of high school honors students in literature and composition for more than 30 years in the Worthington, Ohio public schools, she was actively involved in curriculum development for gifted students. 
She also taught journalism, humanities, and speech, and served as the advisor for the high school newspaper, Cardinal Chronicle, and the literary magazine Acropolis.  In 1986 she was selected Teacher of the Year. 

In conjunction with the novel,One Last Dance,  Kay and Jerri have developed a multimedia program which focuses on their father’s philosophy of living life to its fullest no matter what one’s age. “Keep Dancing!” continues to be well received by libraries, social organizations, senior centers, and civic associations.