Presidents Who Have Died in Office Program

The Friends of the Gary Byker Library will present their April program on Thursday April 12 at 1:00pm at the Gary Byker Library. They have invited Mark Style to present his program "Presidents Who Died in Office." From 1841 to 1963, eight United States presidents have died in office; four being assassinated. The NY Times mentions that William Henry Harrison , the ninth president of the United States, holds a distinction that with luck will never be equaled: He was our shortest-serving president, dying on April 4, 1841, after just a month in office. As a retired teacher and printer, Styles feels honored that he had the opportunity to influence young lives as a teacher, and he is proud to have followed in the printing footsteps of one of his favorite Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin. His interest in history is reflected in the five book he has authored: William and the Founding Fathers; The Founding Fathers of the United States; Into the Promised Land, thoughts on Joshua and Judges; Sodom and Gomorrah; and The Presidents of the United States.