Robert Rogers

December 21, 1924 — October 13, 2008

Bob Rogers passed away October 13,2008 after a year long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in 1924 on a farm in Iowa. He grew up there and came to love farming, hunting, fishing, and nature that stayed with him his whole life. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in Marine Night Fighter Squadron VMF(N)-534 and saw action in the Pacific. While in the Marines, he became a member of the Caterpillar Club as a result of his having parachuted from a disabled aircraft and having his life saved by a parachute. He was a "Double Cat" due to his having had to bailout twice. The second time was over the Pacific Ocean due to battle damage. He floated in his life jacket for 2 days until he was found and rescued by a search plane. He was Honorably Discharged in 1946 as a Sgt. During his service he met the love of his life, Christine Smith, here in Atlanta. When he came home they were married in 1946. The marriage lasted 53 and 1/2 yrs until her death in 2000. He went to work for Ga. Power Co. in 1946 as a hole digger. He advanced through the ranks to lineman, foreman, and was promoted to Safety Engineer in 1967. He retired as a Senior Safety Engineer after 40 years of service. He was then hired by Dillard Smith Co. as their Senior Safety Engineer where he put in several more years teaching workers the safe ways to work with electricity. He was highly respected by those he worked with because they knew he had gained his knowledge of safe working through having done all the jobs himself and faced the dangers each job held. Bob loved to play golf and played each week with friends from his Sunday School class until his illness. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tucker and active in his Wesley Fellowship class. Bob was a former member of Clarkston United Methodist Church. He was member of Clarkston Masonic Lodge #492 and Tucker Shrine Club. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister. He is survived by his children, Robert C. Rogers, Jr., Cheryl Rogers, RN, of Stone Mountain, Celia R. Osborne and son-in-law Bert Osborne; and 3 grandchildren Brian, Kristen and Lauren Osborne of Snellville; and several nieces and a nephew. He was a member of the "Greatest Generation" and a man of integrity, kindness and compassion. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 16th. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 17th in Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ridge Spring, SC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriner Hospitals for Children, P. O. Box 1510, Ransom, WV 25438-4510 or a charity of one’s choice. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 15th, at A. S. Turner & Sons.

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Robert Rogers

December 21, 1924 — October 13, 2008

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