To give a gift in the Klauke family, requires a poem accompaniment. The poem is sometimes about the present, sometimes about the person, sometimes about the celebration of the day. Regardless of the topic, all poems were written with care, love and thoughtfulness and to this day still make me cry. The poems take a herculean effort during Christmas and Birthdays there is often a large and last minute scramble to get poems written.
The entire family looks forward to poems on Christmas morning and the act of opening a present becomes so much more when there is a poem attached..

Throughout the years, these poems have been consolidated into one collection to share with our family and friends.

Detailed family history and geanealogy for the Klauke Thurber Morris and Maczko Families through 2023.

At API, a struggling ethanol plant in Midwest Ohio, danger lurks beneath the clang of machinery and the stench of chemicals. When veteran supervisor Peter McManus dies in a prank gone horribly wrong, the fallout sets off a chain reaction of deception, greed, and murder.

Joe Russo, a ruthless operator, seizes an opportunity to control young engineer Nick Dutton, while Misty Johnston, desperate to save her family farm, partners with a corrupt coworker in a high-stakes fraud scheme. But when greed turns deadly, alliances shift, and secrets become weapons.

As the plant teeters on the edge of collapse, Nora Peterson, a sharp-minded engineer, begins uncovering the corruption bleeding API dry. But some truths are worth killing for—and as tensions ignite, survival will come at a steep price.

A dark, psychological thriller, Plant Life is a story of ambition, betrayal, and the deadly consequences of greed.