ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION. Some readers have inquired to know something about the author of this Website. I do not write this site for personal recognition. However, the readers' requests are reasonable, as everyone who tries to teach the Bible should have transparency in his/ her life.
EARLY LIFE.
- Born: March 29, 1941 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- Parents: public schoolteachers.
- Siblings: one living brother (and twin siblings who died at birth).
EDUCATION.
- Primary/ secondary education: public school, graduating from Bearden High School, Knoxville in 1958... fortunate to be an American teenager in the 1950s.
- College/ doctoral education: earned two degrees from the University of Tennessee— B.S. and M.D. degrees... graduated from medical school in 1964.
- Postgraduate education: surgical internship at the City of Memphis (Tennessee) hospitals (1964-1965)... four-year residency (1967-1971) in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Tennessee Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee.
- Board certification: board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology... emeritus fellows of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Clinical Patholoogists (ASCP).
MEDICAL PRACTICE.
- Scope of practice: practiced medicine for thirty-five years (1964-1999)... served as an officer in the U.S. Public Health Service (1965-1967)... except for three years in family practice, I practiced in some capacity as a pathologist... last practice (1976-1999) was at Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Tennessee, where I was chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, director of laboratories, and Blount County medical examiner... served as director of laboratories in several outpatient laboratories in eastern Tennessee... retired in 1999.
FAMILY.
- Wife: married at an early age (by today's standards), and have been most happily married to my best friend, Linda, for more than fifty-six years (since December 22, 1961)... Linda is a strong Christian of exemplary character.
- Children/ grandchildren: Linda and I have four children and two grandchildren, all of whom are now grown.
FAITH.
- Salvation: accepted Jesus as Savior at approximately twelve years of age at Lincoln Park Baptist Church, Knoxville.
- Present worship: Linda and I now attend RIO 180 Church, Maryville, Tennessee... served as a Sunday School teacher for many years, but retired in 2017.
CONTACT. Contact me:
- By email: raymondfinney@charter.net.
- By telephone: (865) 984.1424.
- By postal mail: Raymond Finney • 2119 Middlewood Drive • Maryville, Tennessee (37803-6375).
Until we meet at the Father's house, Maranatha!
