SJ 285 — Celebrating the life of Douglas William Rogers.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23104894D I SENATE JOfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 25,NO. 2023 N Celebrating the life of Douglas William Rogers.

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Delegates:N Agreed to by the Senate, January 26, 2023 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 30, 2023 O WHEREAS, Douglas William Rogers, an honorable veteran, accomplished business executive, and L beloved member of the Locust Grove community, died on September 10, 2022;

Freitas, GuzmanR Mullin, Rasoul, Scott, P.A., Simon and WareL O –––––––––– WHEREAS, Douglas William Rogers, an honorable veteran, accomplished business executive, and D belWHEREAS, after attending Midlothian High School in Chesterfield County and the Virginia U Polytechnic Institute and State University, Douglas "Doug" Rogers served his country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Air Force;

andRogers served his country with honor and CE WHEREAS, following his time in the service, Doug Rogers earned a master's degree in businessEbusiness D administration from Loyola University Maryland and embarked upon an illustrious 30-year career in the management division of IBM;

and D County, where he took a leading role in the community, including as president of the Lake of thege Woods Association and as chairman and interim director of the Germanna Community College Board of Directors;

and WHEREAS, Doug Rogers greatly fostered the prosperity of Orange County as president of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Orange County Economic Development of the J Authority, and facilitator for the Orange County East End Economic Development Group;

and 5 WHEREAS, Doug Rogers was a dedicated advocate who was committed to his conservative values, R serving nine years as chairman of the Orange County Republican Party;

and conservative values, J WHEREAS, beyond his family, Doug Rogers took immense joy in education, football, literature,5 woodworking, and cheering on the Dallas Cowboys and Virginia Tech sports teams;

and literature, WHEREAS, guided through his life by his faith, Doug Rogers enjoyed worship and fellowship with his community at Lake of the Woods Church in Locust Grove for many years;

and WHEREAS,sweetheart Doug Rogers will be fondly remembered and dearlyloving missedwife byof his59 highyears, schoolBrenda; and numerous other family members and friends;

now,their therefore,children, beDonna ita and Kelley, and their families;

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Douglas William Rogers, a cherished member of the Locust Grove community whose strength, courage, resilience, and lovenumerous forother his family members and countryfriends; were an inspiration 33 to all who knew him;

and,now, therefore, be it 34 RESOLVED FURTHER,by Thatthe Senate, the ClerkHouse of theDelegates Senateconcurring, prepareThat athe copyGeneral ofAssembly thishereby resolutionnote forwith 36great respectsadness forthe hisloss memory.ily of Douglas William RogersRogers, asa ancherished expressionmember of the GeneralLocust Assembly'sGrove 1to all who knew him;

and, be itge, resilience, and love for his family and country were an inspiration RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Douglas William Rogers as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.