I was reviewing my AIC website today, and in rereading my post about John Stanford from 2020, I discovered that the link to John Stanford’s entry at Arlington National Cemetery was broken.
Starting down the path of Do what you say you will do, I decided it made sense to step back and remember the dreamer, Superintendent (General) John Henry Stanford, who was the inspiration for Seattle’s first International School. There is a web page now in Arlington Cemetery that describes his life and shares a number of remembrances. The Seattle Times continues to host His Life and Legacy (quite a few broken links, but photos and timeline are still there).
One day many years ago (November 28, 2003 to be precise), I was writing in my journal, and the words that came out were: “Write a book: ‘John Stanford’s Dream: The Story of Seattle’s First International School.'” As soon as I wrote them, I tucked them away in my heart and long-term memory, for the time was not right yet. There was still too much to do to achieve his dream.