Rogers

(from newspaper clippings)

Jack Rogers (1915–2006) was the son of Stanley and Bessie Rogers of Watford. He married Margaret Bodkin (1914–2006) of Delaware in 1940. Four weeks after they were married, Jack threw a no-hitter in the Western Counties Baseball League. It was a great day he always remembered.

Jack and Margaret were members of Watford United Church where Margaret was secretary for many years. During World War II he served in the Canadian armed forces. Jack joined Androck upon graduating from the University of Western Ontario, retiring as its President. He served as Reeve of Watford, Chairman of Lambton College, and as a member of many local Boards, committees and service organizations. Jack and Margaret had three children, Patty Anne (1947–), John Robert (1948–), and Owen Stanley (1953–).

Jack was an avid researcher on the history of the Watford area. It started out as a hobby in the early 1950s, when the staff at the Watford Guide-Advocate allowed him to take home the bound annual copies of the paper. His main interest was letters sent home by soldiers in World War I. Books from the old Mechanics Institute, the library before Watford Public Library, were also collected. Jack helped preserve about 400 books from between 1885 and 1895.

Jack Rogers. Courtesy D Hollingsworth.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Rogers Family

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