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Book 4 - Always a Sunrise (begins ten days after After the Storm ends) (Family Trees)

Joshua Wolfe

  • Charter pilot
  • 5'11", 175lbs; blond (but graying) hair, green eyes
  • Born - Odessa, Texas
  • Hometown - Chicago, Illinois
  • Retired Air Force Colonel; enlisted Marine before becoming an officer in Air Force
  • Age - 50
  • Widowed; two children, Brandon - 26, Marine Sergeant; Rachel - 24
  • Parents deceased; two brothers, Sam - 51; Andy - 49

Gloria Shepherd

  • Doctor's receptionist
  • 5'4", 130ish; black hair, brown eyes
  • Born - Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Hometown - Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Age - 46
  • Widow of James Shepherd
  • Parents, deceased; siblings - Kenji & Pena
  • Children - Luke, Heather & Greg by marriage; Tim & Robert by birth

The Shepherds

Father - James, deceased
Mother - Kalea, deceased; Gloria, James' 2nd wife

The siblings

  • Luke; married to Nalani; two boys, Matt (9) and Jeremy (6), and girl Naomi (1)
  • Heather; married to Steve Jeremiah
  • Greg; married to Beth; one son, Danny (3)
  • Tim - mother, Gloria
  • Robert - mother, Gloria

The friends:

  • Pete Kalaau - married to Jenni; Steve's teammate on the Grizzlies, lifelong resident of Hawaii
  • Abraham (Abe) Lawrence - detective, St. Louis, MO, police department
  • Vincenzo (Vince) Cypriano - detective, St. Louis, MO, police department
  • Dr. Trinidad Kerrigan - forensic psychologist, St. Louis, MO, police department; engaged to Vince Cypriano
  • Grant & Mabel Miller - restaurant/bar owners, St. Louis, MO

The extended family:

  • Jenni Kalaau - Steve's sister; married to Pete; children, Kara (9), Ana (5)
  • Grandma, Pua Nakanishi - Kalea's mother, Gloria's aunty by marriage (married Gloria's mother's brother); lives in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Kenji Minatoya - Gloria's oldest brother; married to Hannah; children - Malia (20); Nick (14); Alex (11); Brianna (8)
  • Pena Minatoya - Gloria's brother, middle child; married to Connie; children - Suzie (9), Jeremiah (6), Leilani (1)
  • Grandpa, Connor Shepherd - James' father; married to Reyanne; lives in Normal, Illinois
  • Grandma, Reyanne Shepherd - James' mother; married to Connor; lives in Normal, Illinois
  • Nathaniel Benjamin Pierce - Beth Shepherd's grandfather; father to Sophie Harrison.
  • Ralph Harrison - Beth's father
  • Sophia Harrison (nee Pierce) - Beth's mother
  • Debbie Harrison - Beth's sister
  • Kyle Harrison - Beth's brother
  • Pastor Ed - Beth's uncle, mother's brother-in-law

The extras, when named (chapter in which introduced):

  • Tina - Joshua's father's former mistress (Chapter 4)
  • Leland Jefferson - Patricia Wolfe's father (Chapter 5)
  • Ray & Vickie Goulette - the couple who runs The Shepherd's Repair (Chapter 6)
  • Gerald - Patricia's deceased brother
  • In Abilene, Kansas
    • Everett Grubber - an old friend of Steve's
    • Debra Frederickson - Everett's sister, an old friend of Jenni's
    • Clay - Debra's husband
    • Joel Bookman - an old friend of Steve's
    • Allie Anderson - Steve's boss at Burger King when he was in highschool
  • Colonel Royston - commander at Camp Lejeune (Chapter 8)
  • Jerilynn Okuma - a friend of Gloria's from church
  • David Reynold Dixon - Heather's driver over in the desert (Chapter 10)
  • Fred - a regular at Miller's Rest (Chapter 12)
  • Tony Manly - the man who assaults then abducts Greg (Chapter 13)
  • Hardesty - a police officer in St. Louis; Greg broke his arm
  • Meier - another police officer in St. Louis; Greg dislocated his shoulder
  • Jasmine Garcia - Tony's accomplice and sometimes girlfriend who slipped Greg a Mickey
  • Candace - Tony's other girlfriend, not as much an accomplice
  • Titus Rasmussen - a police detective in St. Louis (Chapter 14)
  • Alan Zimmer - prosecutor in St. Louis
  • Norman - Jerilynn Okuma's ex-husband (Chapter 15)
  • Jesse Foster - a police detective in St. Louis
  • Jerrod Enrique - an FBI agent in Chicago; partner to Agent Douglass who took Jenni's report about Lothario in After the Storm (Chapter 17)
  • Bill - computer tech with St. Louis PD (Chapter 18)
  • Regina - another computer tech with St. Louis PD
  • Brady - Jasmine's baby (Chapter 22)
  • Jack Evans - a St. Louis FBI agent (Chapter 24)
  • Dennis Piper (aka Mare) - Tony's accomplice
  • Williams - a St. Louis FBI computer tech (Chapter 25)
  • Agent Nakata - St. Louis FBI
  • Agent Richardson - Agent Jack Evans' partner (Chapter 26)
  • Jodi - one of Greg's nurses (Chapter 28)
  • Darlene - one of Greg's nurses; they got off to a bad start
  • Williamson and Davids - FBI agents in St. Louis
  • Tania - nurse's aid (Chapter 30)
  • Lance - a very large orderly
  • Dr. Jacobs - Kara's doctor (Chapter 31)
  • Christy - the doctor's receptionist
  • Liza - Greg's night nurse
  • Dr. Anderson - Greg's doctor
  • Dr. Eldridge - Greg's psychiatrist
  • Alfred (Bud) Sullivan - Grandpa Pierce's cousin; probably Steve and Jenni's grandpa (Chapter 35)
  • Laura Jean Sullivan - probably Steve and Jenni's grandma

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Hilo Suspense characters:

Complete Timeline - Warning: Contains spoilers! Starts with James Shepherd's birth. Includes brief details of all the major characters of all my published books.

 

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