Exciting Times at the Rogers house

[Wayne]

I hope you will let me tell you about the most exciting week in my life. It started yesterday when I met the young lady who is the first recipient of The Prof R E Rogers scholarship at Navarro College in Corsicana Tx. My Grand Pa Robert Edmond Rogers was a teacher here in Navarro County 1912-1917. I found my aunts birth certificate and they listed her dad as being Prof R E Rogers. So I decided to fund a scholarship in his name at the college. The winner has to work 8 hours a week per semester at the Pearce Museum. Then this morning I get the news that a Historical Marker application I had prepared with the help of 6 ladies was approved. I had worked on it for 3 years. Needless to say I'm way up on cloud nine. Her is a picture of two excited individuals.

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[Windcatcher530 Dan]

Well that's great news Wayne enjoy your ride up on that cloud!!

[Jim Corcoran]

Wayne,
Congratulations to the young lady for earning the scholarship and to you for the successful job of getting the historical marker. Your efforts at preserving history are very much appreciated. Keep it going!

Best regards,
Jim

[mtblah]

Wayne , she is pretterier than the guy standing next to her ..........

[mtblah]

Yes it is rewarding for the time extended into preserving the past in our own communities , and having the history of ancestory documented

[windybob]

I always thought you never know when angels are around. The result here proves it. VERY proud of you Wayne.

[CTXmiller]

Congratulations

[63markB]

Wayne, that’s great. Very rewarding for sure!

[Wayne]

Thank you fellows. Yes it is very rewarding and I know ever time I see her at the Pearce I'll feel that burst of joy again. Another thing I hope comes from this. Is you look at me and think if that old man who is nothing special, just a common man and if he can do that so can I. You can get 100% return on your money if you invest in the education of a young person.

[mtblah]

AMEN ! I concour .