Robert G HribRobert G Hrib was born in Passaic New Jersey on July 24, 1955. His family moved from Haledon, New Jersey to a small town in Northern Jersey called Little Falls. At the age of three, he wanted to help people as an EMT or a firefighter. He attended schols in Little Falls. Robert always disliked school and his best grades were Cs but mostly Ds. When he reached the age of sixteen he joined the Enterprise Fire Company in Little Falls. Two years later he became a civil defense firefighter in the City of Paterson, New Jersey. About ten years later he passed the civil service test for firefighter and was hired by the Paterson Fire Department. He was promoted to the position of captain in 1990. Then in 2002, he was promoted to the rank of battalion chief. He retired in 2009 after servicing 25 years. He has two children, a boy, and a girl, Robert Michael and Shannon Michael. Currently, he lives in Brick Town, New Jersey, and Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. He has written three other books: The Third Beginning, The Third Beginning Part 2 According to Robert and Karen, and The Third Beginning Grand Finally. He is working on a fifth book called Capturing the Toucan. Read More Read Less