Whitaker House 771068 Crutch of Success by Stirling Steve

Whitaker House 771068 Crutch of Success by Stirling Steve Born in Korea in 1956 soon after the end of the Korean War, Steve Stirling was stricken with polio at age one when his father unknowingly brought the virus home after consoling a friend whose child had contracted the disease. Steve survived; the son of his father's friend did not. Marital and financial struggles caused Steve's father to leave him at an orphanage when he was five. Three weeks later, his three-year-old sister was left there as well.After four years, they were adopted by an American couple, Jim and Lynn Stirling, who settled in Anchorage, Alaska. The Stirlings now had seven children, all but one of whom was adopted.Steve's legs were paralyzed but his mind was sharp. He excelled in school, earned degrees at Cornell and Northwestern universities, and married. He and his wife, Sook Hee, moved from city to city as Steve moved up the corporate ladder with several Fortune 500 companies. They had two children and plenty o