Cardiac Unrest
by Roger Alberts
as told to Chuck Roots (http://rootspressure.blogspot.com)
Hometown:
Ripon, CA
Place of Birth:
New Haven, CT
Church Affiliation:
Free Methodist Church, Ripon, CA
Number of Years Writing:
20
List of Other Publications and Year Published:

- "Roots in Ripon," a weekly article written for the Ripon Record (three years, 2002-present)
- The Sandwich Generation: Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents, Garland Press, NY, 1998
- Freelance writer for Fairways and Greens golf magazine (1999-2001)
Education:

D.Min., Pastoral Counseling, School of Theology at Claremont, CA, 1995
M.Div., Biblical Studies, Western Evangelical Seminary, Portland, OR, 1979
B.A., Radio and Television Broadcasting, San Jose State University, CA, 1976
Employment:
Senior Pastor, Ripon Free Methodist Church, Ripon, CA
Family:
Wife, Isaura Maria, married June 5, 1976, San Jose, CA
Daughter, Laura Christine Roots, 27, Modesto, CA
Daughter, Jennifer Kathleen Roots, 24, Turlock, CA
Mother, Christine Lake Garratt, 90, Ripon, CA (lives with Isaura and me)
Additional Info:
- Captain in the United States Navy Reserve Chaplain Corps (since 1984) — Operation Iraqi Freedom vet
- Former staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps — Vietnam vet
- Wing chaplain for the 4th Marine Air Wing (present assignment)
- Selected as "Chaplain of the Year" for all branches of the armed forces by the Reserve Officers Association, 2004
- Police chaplain, Ripon, CA, PD, member of the ICPC (International Conference of Police Chaplains)
- Currently writing a historical novel about my great-grandfather, a circuit-riding preacher and Civil War vet