Roman Czernecki was born near the Eastern Borders in an educated family that deeply valued the importance of schooling.
He completed his studies in philosophy and Polish philology at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lviv. After university, he began working as a teacher in a high school in Krzemieniec, where his passion for educating first sparked. He was invested in the methodology of teaching. He also found joy in working with young people from different backgrounds, as well as in social projects which he often engaged his students in. He remains remembered as a teacher and professor who was loved and appreciated by his students.