Valor [[electronic resource] ] : the American odyssey of Roy Dominguez / / Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez as told to James B. Lane ; foreword by Evan Bayh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462433703321
• Autore: Dominguez Roy <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-69658-3; 9786613673541; 0-253-00595-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/6
• Soggetti: Guillain-Barré syndrome - Patients - Indiana; Lawyers - Indiana; Electronic books.; Indiana Officials and employees Biography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Roots -- Growing up -- Teen years -- Work and college -- State trooper and law student -- Advances and setbacks -- Evan Bayh and statewide office -- 1990's political campaigns -- Becoming Lake County sheriff -- Triumph and tragedy -- Second term -- Dreaming big -- Conclusion: core values.
• Sommario/riassunto: The son of Hispanic immigrants, Rogelio ""Roy"" Dominguez grew up in gang-plagued Gary, Indiana. With strong family support, he managed to beat the odds, graduating with distinction from Indiana University, finishing law school after a rough start, and maturing into a successful attorney and officeholder. Yet there was more in store for Roy. Ready to start a family and embark on a career as a deputy prosecutor, he was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome. How he coped with and eventually overcame this debilitating affliction is a compelling part of his story. The experience steeled him to