Alan Neal Webber
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Alan Neal Webber (born March 2, 1957) is an American novelist, commentator, podcaster, and owner of an interstate trucking company based in Kankakee, Illinois.
Webber graduated from Clifton Central High School in 1975 and attended Kankakee Community College before becoming a truck driver for two years. He was employed in the family trucking company, A. N. Webber, Inc. before retiring in 2023.
Webber's first novel, Whipping Post was published in March of 2010, ten years after he began writing it. The title was borrowed from an Allman Brothers song of the same name. His second novel, Roll Me Away, was published in October of 2023, this time in only two years to write. The title was borrowed from a Bob Seger song of the same name.
Early life[edit]
Webber, the oldest of three children, was born in Manhattan, Kansas to Delores (nee Vaillancourt) and Albert Neal Webber. At the time, his father was stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas during the Korean War. His mother was a homemaker. When Webber was one year old, his family returned to their hometown of Chebanse, Illinois, 60 miles south of Chicago, where Albert Webber resumed his truck driving career.
Webber was born with perforated eardrums and has spent his life battling ear issues, including surgery on each ear twice. Ear issues caused him extensive hospital stays as a children, estimated to have been nearly 20 times.
After high school, he went straight to work at the family trucking company. The elder Webber had the first of two back surgeries causing him to be in a neck to foot body cast. Webber requested his son stay back from college to help run the fledgling company. At the time, Webber had been accepted to attend Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. It was thought once the elder Webber was back to health, Webber would then go to college. Instead, when the elder Webber returned to work, Webber opted to drive a truck and attend a local junior college.
In 1990, Webber was promoted to president of A.N. Webber, Inc., a post he ran successfully until 2016 when the day-to-day operation was turned over to his nephew. He started writing commentary for newspapers in 2015 and in 2022, Webber semi-retired to turn his attention to writing full time.
Marriage[edit]
Webber married Dawn Renee Reiniche on June 21, 1980 and are still married. The couple have four children: Sarah, Becky, Shannon, and Zach; and eleven grandchildren. In 2022, Webber became a resident of the state of Arizona.
Real estate holdings[edit]
The family splits their time among their home in Bourbonnais, Illinois and a home in Cave Creek, Arizona. He is the current majority owner of A. N. Webber, Inc., a trucking firm based in Kankakee, Illinois.
Religion[edit]
Webber is a member of the Highlands Church in Scottsdale, Arizona and Gathering Point in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
Political activism[edit]
A staunch conservative, Webber's commentaries are usually political in nature, leaning heavily with right wing causes. He keeps a blog containing his commentaries.[1] Webber passionately opposes abortion. Webber is a Trump supporter and has voted for him twice.
Bibliography[edit]
Alan N Webber (talk) 17:09, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
Whipping Post, 2010[2]
Roll Me Away, 2013[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://webberswhippingpost.com
- ↑ "Webber's Whipping Post". Webber's Whipping Post. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ Webber, Alan (January 3, 2024). Roll Me Away (1 ed.). Archway Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 9781665749763. Search this book on
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