Triumph Born of Tragedy: The Story of Romance and Courage in the Life of André Thornton: As Told to Al Janssen

Thousands have already been encouraged by this mans inspiring story. It was the worst imaginable nightmare. In the midst of total darkness I was searching for those most precious to me. . . . I struggled to maintain my footing on icy pavement. I was enveloped in darkness and the only sound was the wind howling as if someone had turned on the sound track to a horror movie. Andre Thorntons nightmare turned out to be reality. On an icy turnpike his van lay overturned with his wife and two children trapped inside. An hour later he learned the awful news. It was as if a limb had been cruelly amputated from my body. Where does a man go when those whom he loves the dearest are suddenly without warning wrenched from his life? For Andre Thornton there was only one place to go. Years spent nurturing and developing a relationship with God were his sole of strength. Could God heal such agonizing pain? Could He put the pieces of Andres life back together? Could any good come from such a devastating loss? In the following weeks and months Andre Thornton found answers to those questions and discovered Gods incredible power to heal even the most agonizing hurt. He learned that he could indeed experience Triumph Born of Tragedy. Andre Thornton is currently Chairman and CEO of ASW Global a supply chain management company that specializes in end-to-end logistics and distribution management solutions. Andre has twenty years of experience in executive leadership development organizational change and training. Other credentials include being one of the founding principals in Apple Partners a highly successful restaurant management group that was acquired by Applebees International. Prior to joining Apple Partners in 1988 Andre played professional baseball for twenty-one years with five different teams and joined the Cleveland Indians in December 1976. He and his wife the former Miss Gail E. Jones reside in Chagrin Falls Ohio. They have three sons Andre Jr. Jonathan David and Dean Michael.