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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House