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While contemplating what to write about myself, I cannot help think how diverse and resilient people are. What we overcome. I am one of those overcomers. As I write, I have now been in buMike n Sue on our favorite pastimesiness for 23 years and in the trucking industry for 35 years. It did not come easy, however. As a matter of fact, I authored a book about it.
 
Here's more about me and the book...'Michael Kennon is the CEO and President of Kennon Transport, LLC, a successful trucking business he runs with his wife, Sue. Before owning his own company, Mike was a runaway and was virtually homeless for most of his childhood and young adulthood. To survive on the road, Mike drove trucks, sold encyclopedias, hustled pool, was a baker, ski instructor, sous chef, drug dealer just to name a few. Drugs and other dependencies took over Mike's life to the point that he could not accept help when it was offered, nor could he stop running away from a past that haunted him. While now blessed with what he has achieved in his life and in his personal and family relationships, things were much different at one time. "Memoirs of a Runaway: A Story of Hope" is a tale of survival and spirituality. Isolation and reconnection. Most of all, it is a hand reaching out to those who travel down the same troubled path; a story of hope.' Read more and order the book at http://www.memoirsofarunaway.com And, please become a fan of helping runaways on my Facebook site http://www.facebook.com/memoirsofarunaway
 
Mike at 19I was born in Carbondale, IL on August 13th, 1961. My father died when I was 10 and mom remarried a man 2 years later that was mentally and physically abusive and I started running away. By age 17, I had driven over 250,000 miles in a semi alone without even having a drivers license. By 20, and 7 high schools later, I had a certificate for business math and communication and had gone to 3 colleges.
 
I'd like to say that's the end of the story and lived happily ever after, but that could not be further from the truth. Today, and for the last several years, however, I have been very happily married and running Kennon Transport with my wife, Sue, dispatching from a million dollars to multi-million dollars in freight almost every year. I'm also concentrating on helping runaways, promoting 'Memoirs of a Runaway' and am a Golden Tee vendor (more links to networking sites below).
 
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Click on the newspaper clipping for a featured article about my book and click here for reviews.
 
 

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Runaway Advocate

In 2008, I authored a book called Memoirs of a Runaway.

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My hope was (and is) to help other runaways and their parents.  My inspiration came from another young lady who ran away from home and the fact that before my success with Kennon Transport, started running away at age 12. I had driven 250,000 miles in a semi (alone) before age 18, before I even had a drivers license and continued down a very troubled path.  I am now asking for other drivers to help. Put the word out and provide hope to someone that may not be as fortunate. 

Please click here for a printable Runaway Resource Guide with statistics, phone numbers and information that maybe able to provide assistance. 

For more information about my new book, go to
www.memoirsofarunaway.com or the publishers site at www.outskirtspress.com/memoirs. I have found that not only was I inspired to write this, but that I have been lucky enough to inspire others. Read just a few reviews 
http://www.kennontransport.com/reviews.html.

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July 2008 Sue and I took a month long motorcycle trip !! 9:18 am est 


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I started playing Golden Tee in 1998. When we moved to Charleston, SC, in 2002, I started playing with a group of about 7 to 12 guys a couple times a week. Then the economy went south and my wife said 'we can't afford your habit any longer...unless we buy one'. The rest was history and I'm now a Golden Tee vendor (and still play).

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