Tolkien started school shortly after moving to Birmingham, United Kingdom. Being the clever young schoolboy he was, he quickly learned how to read and write. We all loved him very much, and when he went to Exeter College, we were so proud of him. After tedious years of college, he finally graduated. Everyone was …show more content…
As the years followed, Michael, Christopher, and Priscilla were born. They lived in Birmingham, UK, which was a good environment for the kids at the time. When Tolkien wrote his first book, Roverandom, which would soon be a sensation after it was published, he was teaching at Oxford University as a professor. We all supported him in the book and were so elated for him. He wrote many other great books after that, including The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Ten awards were given to him for his outstanding accomplishments in the writing field, but sadly he wasn’t there to see that great moment. Our beloved John R.R. Tolkien died on September 2nd, 1973 at an age of 81 due to complications with rheumatic fever. It was a day of grief and mouning for all of us that loved him. Personally, I still visit his grave every now and then. He was buried at Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford, United Kingdom, next to our very much adored Edith. We will love you through life and death and you are greatly missed. R.I.P. John Ronald Reuel