Introduced Version
SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Senator Earline
Rogers.
POL, YODER, HUNLEY, FORD,
JACKSON, NIEZGODSKI,
QADDOURA, RANDOLPH,
SPENCER, TAYLOR
, read first time and referred to Committee on
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SENATE RESOLUTION ____
MR. PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
1 A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Senator Earline
2 Rogers.
3 Whereas, Senator Earline Rogers was born on December
4 20, 1934, in Gary, Indiana;
5 Whereas, Senator Rogers graduated from Theodore
6 Roosevelt High School and upon graduation she received a
7 Bachelor and Master of Education from Indiana University and
8 an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Indiana
9 University;
10 Whereas, Senator Rogers' strong academic foundation
11 influenced her professional path as a public servant;
12 Whereas, Senator Rogers devoted 38 years to the Gary
13 Community School Corporation as an educator;
14 Whereas, Senator Rogers served as a City Councilperson
15 for Gary, IN before serving as a State Representative for eight
16 years;
17 Whereas, Senator Rogers was the first African American to
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1 serve as Vice Chair of the Indiana State Democratic Party;
2 Whereas, Senator Rogers was elected in 1990 to serve in
3 the Indiana State Senate, where she faithfully and honorably
4 served the constituents of District 3 for 26 years and served as
5 the first African American Assistant Minority Leader of the
6 Senate Democratic Caucus;
7 Whereas, Senator Rogers authored Heather's Law to
8 develop models for schools to educate their students on dating
9 violence, the Indiana Seal of Biliteracy program, the A-Plus
10 education reform package, anti-bullying reforms, and JoJo's
11 Law for transportation safety;
12 Whereas, Senator Rogers was a leader in creating the
13 Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority;
14 Whereas, Senator Rogers was a faithful member of St.
15 Timothy Community Church and a board member of the Young
16 Women's Christian Association;
17 Whereas, Senator Rogers was preceded in death by her
18 husband Louis, her parents Earl and Robbie, her sister Denise,
19 and her brothers Robert and Gerald; and
20 Whereas, Senator Rogers is survived by her children Keith
21 and Dara, her brother Earl, her grandchildren Rahman, Joe-
22 Asia, Malcolm, Keith Jr., Emmett, and Cameron, and a host of
23 nieces, nephews, cousins, and great-grandchildren: Therefore,
24 Be it resolved by the Senate of the
25 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
26 SECTION 1. That the Indiana State Senate expresses its
27 sympathy and sincere condolences to the family and friends of
28 Senator Earline Rogers and thanks her for her dedication to
29 public service.
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1 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
2 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the family of former
3 Senator Earline Rogers.
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