Been There, Done That

About the Book

This is a story of my several experiences, some good and some not so good. They include my pre-Depression years, which brought so many physical needs and so much humiliation during all those 1930s years. I review here my relationship with my parents and every member of our thirteen-people family crowded into five rooms with no central heat or central air-conditioning. As a youth, I survived the Great Depression and active service in the army in a combat zone. I guess that I am truly a member of “the greatest generation.” After a runaway wild time of youth, there came a big moral and spiritual turnaround that brought my life meaning and direction. Serving churches as a pastor, I recount many crazy and happy experiences that taught me many lessons that I never learned in seminary. Along the way, Alice and I were married and had two sons and one daughter. It was all so weird and beautiful.

About the Author

Robert James Romick was born in the small city of Martins Ferry, Ohio, a town of approximately 7,500 people, which is located along the Ohio River, 60 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born on December 5th, 1925, he is now 91 years old. He is now a retired American Baptist pastor. He has been married almost 60 years to his sweetheart and wife, Alice. They met while both were working their way serving meals to other students at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. “Pastor Bob” received his Th. B. degree, and Alice received her B. R. E. degree from there. He also received his Master’s degree from New York Theological Seminary. He has served as pastor of churches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Ohio. He and wife, Alice now are members of and regularly attend the Agape Baptist Church, an African American church in Wheeling, West Virginia.