RAY TYE is a retired Marine officer and former IT executive who left home at fourteen with seven dollars in his pocket after his father gave him an ultimatum. Over the next twenty-five years, he built a life his teenage self could barely imagine—enlisting in the Marines at seventeen, retiring as a commissioned officer, and leading IT and cybersecurity initiatives for business and government agencies. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Texas State University.
After a quarter-century of estrangement, Ray and his father found their way back to each other—not by erasing the past, but by honoring who they'd both become. That reconciliation convinced Ray that families can heal without anyone having to surrender their truth.
Ray lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife Sally, three cats, and an Anatolian Shepherd named Darcy. Travis Heights is his first book, written for anyone who's ever wondered if it's too late to repair what was lost. He writes about second chances, the cost of transformation, and what it takes to bridge impossible distances.
