Birth date: Apr 23, 1936 Death date: Feb 13, 2019
CWO5 Alfred “Owl” Milton Rome Jr., 82, of Memphis, TN, passed Wednesday February 13, 2019.Al was born to Alfred Milton Rome Sr. and Mary Louise Rome on April 23, 1936 in Memphis, TN. He graduated from Central High School in 1954, Read Obituary
One of the most gentle men I had ever met in the Marine Corps. Just thought of him and looked Alfred up and saw he passed away 5 years ago. We met and served in Desert Storm together. We worked for the same boss, then-Major (Lt.Col.) Robert Benbow. As a Staff NCO, it was a privilege pleasure and an honor to work with Alfred. After Desert Storm, he took the time to write a letter for me and help me with a problem. That’s honor. I won’t forget him.
I was reading a news article on Toys for Tots today and decided to look up Al to see if he was still active in it. I was saddened to learn of his passing a few months back. He was a great man, much like his best friend, Charles “Pope” Taliaferro was. I have many fond memories of the times we all got together and celebrated as a family. Betty, if you get this, know that my thoughts are with you today. I hope you are doing well. God Bless!
I just got the news today .Sigh a mighty one has fallen.I will never forget your acts of kindness and big smile.I did not know you as long or as well as some here have .In our times together you shared laughter some of your concerns and your love for family and friends. Mr Al you may be gone but you will never be forgotten.Rest and know that you are in the hand of God Almighty he knows his favored ones and I am convinced you are among them. Miss Betty we love you dearly take care of yourself and know anytime you need a ear to listen to you concerns we are here for you .
Betty, You have been in my thoughts and prayers today as you grieve the passing of Al. He was “one of a kind”, a great man, a patriot and an outstanding Marine. I know he will be missed in the lives of all those that were fortunate enough to be called a friend. God bless you and family. Olen Akers Dunwoody, GA
Betty – my heart and prayers go out to you and the entire family. Gunner Rome was one of a kind and it was always a treat to get to get to sit and listen to the many stories he would share. What a wealth of information and knowledge! I first met him in 1982 at VMA-124 drills, back in 1992 at more drills and then again when I came for some of the VMA-124 reunions. He’ll always be remembered fondly by me.
Betty, I am so sorry to hear of Al’s passing. He was such a vibrant man with a wonderful fun personality–one of the truly good guys. To me, Al was defined by his love for you, his family, God, his country and the Marine Corps. We are truly blessed that individuals, such as Al, put their lives in harms way so that we may enjoy the freedoms of this great nation. All the best to you.
From the Auricchio family, we are so sorry for your loss. We loved Al he was always so cordial and always smiling when we’d run into him in town. We last saw him at Bonefish, he & daddy were reminiscing about their younger days at Pickwick and Cotton Carnival. I always enjoyed listening to the stories. Al was respected, loved and will be sadly missed.
From the Auricchio family, we are so sorry for your loss. We loved Al, he was always so cordial and always smiling when we’d run into him in town. We last saw him at Bonefish and he and daddy were reminiscing about their younger days at Pickwick and Cotton Carnival. I always enjoyed listening to the stories. Al was respected, loved and will be sadly missed.
Betty I was so sorry to hear of the passing of your precious husband. I will remember with pride when I would see him in his full uniform at RWOP functions. I pray that God will grant you peace as only He can. One day when we get to heaven ‘What A day that will be’.
Lots of great and fun memories of Uncle Alfred from Knoxville and our TN Vols tailgating group. We were so blessed to join this group in 2005/2006 and have been enjoying the company of Alfred and Betty for the past 14 years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. I’m sure the angels were singing Rocky Top to welcome Uncle Alfred! Semper Fi!
