My Last Dungarees

If ever anyone exempli ed what it is meant by the 'purpose-driven life' it is surelyprofessional Economist/academic administrator/imaginative artist and world citizenRichard Ward. In an era of moral laxity Ward's compelling autobiographical narrativeillustrates how service to the greater communitya community that extends quiteliterally to the furthest reaches of the globecan provide intellectual material andeven spiritual rewards to which most of us aspire. Having worn more hats than ahaberdasher's mannequinin government industry and academeRich Ward hasdo ed o cial headgear in favor of less formal garb as a writer of award winningmemoirs and highly praised crafter of doodles. By the end of this account in which hismemories and images come to life we know his current dungarees will be worn welland well-worn before he reaches the Pearly Gates!-Prof. Richard J. LarschanEnglish DepartmentUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth