H.R. No. 2704 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Roland Glen Rogers of Waxahachie, who passed away on February 13, 2009, at the age of 82; and WHEREAS, Born in Waxahachie on February 5, 1927, to Steve and Virgie Rogers, Roland Rogers graduated from Waxahachie High School and answered his nation's call to duty with service in the U.S. Army during World War II; he married the former Dorothy Boyd on December 24, 1946, and the couple shared 62 rewarding years together and raised three children, Glenda, Vikki, and Alan; with the passing years, their family grew to include seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers worked as internal manager and director of maintenance for the Texas Baptist Home for Children, and his career there spanned 31 years until his retirement; a longtime member of Farley Street Baptist Church, he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher and sat on numerous committees, and in his free time he was an avid golfer and fisherman; and WHEREAS, Roland Rogers lived a caring and purposeful life, and though he will be greatly missed, he leaves his loved ones with a wealth of fond memories of the happy times they spent in his company; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roland Glen Rogers and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Dorothy Rogers; to his children, Glenda Pevehouse and her husband, Morris, Vikki Odom and her husband, Randy, and Alan Rogers and his wife, Suzanne; to his seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; to his sister, Margree Mitchell; to his sister-in-law, Ina Shireman; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Roland Rogers. Pitts ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2704 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House