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Paul Laurence Dunbar
American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born June 27th, 1872 in Dayton. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1906 at 33 years old in Dayton (tuberculosis). [ref]
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving