Oakland Technical High School
Class Of 1960

Charles Romine

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Steve was my pal in Jr. high and High school. We were in several clubs together including Hi-Y and the Block T.
Steve and I were Christians, both of us having accepted the Lord as Savior at Mt. Hermon Church Camp before our Junior year. He was a regular attender at the United Presbyterian Church on College Avenue in North Oakland. We also got in trouble together. One night we we were able to get a fellow to buy some beer for us, at the Alcatel, and we parked near Chabot school to drink it. We did not have a bottle opener, which was required in those days, so were trying to pry off the caps with the door hardware.
That's where the police got us. We were both 17. They took me home first to a rather unpleasant encounter with my father, then they took Steve home, where he and his father laughed and shared a few brews.
I loved Steve. He was my brother.