Carl Trepagnier grew up in Texas City, Texas. After high school, he attended Southern MethodistUniversity on a scholarship, and subsequently graduated from the University of Texas School of Dentist...view moreCarl Trepagnier grew up in Texas City, Texas. After high school, he attended Southern MethodistUniversity on a scholarship, and subsequently graduated from the University of Texas School of Dentistry. He practiced General Dentistry for nine years and, after returning to graduate school, specialized in Endodontics for 27 years. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Carl was nine years old (and inside Danforth Elementary School) when the SS Grandcamp exploded.After retiring, Carl decided that he would learn to be a better writer and communicator. He took classesat the University of Houston and University of St. Thomas, as well as attended various workshops. RISE UP is his first novel and is the result of those efforts.Carl has five wonderful daughters and nine beautiful grandchildren. He lives in Houston, Texas, with hisloving wife Susie.view less