Robert A. Charlois III is the pen name of the amalgam of all the different personalities that contributed to the writing of this work. The principal contributor is Yancy N. Adamson Jr. He was born in west central Ohio and experienced many moves and changes of circumstances. Working a variety of fields, he eventually became a United Methodist minister and ended his time as pastor serving a two-point church charge. He currently lives at Owingsville Manor, an Assisted Living Facility in east central Kentucky.