Bill Text: TX HR82 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Kent Rogers of Corsicana.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR82 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR82-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 82 |
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WHEREAS, Navarro County has lost a revered member of the | ||
community with the passing of Dr. Kent Rogers, the county health | ||
director and longtime Corsicana school board president, on January | ||
30, 2021, at the age of 75; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on December 8, 1945, in Arkansas City, Kansas, | ||
Kent Rogers grew up in Mount Pleasant; he studied at Rice University | ||
and earned his medical degree from The University of Texas | ||
Southwestern Medical School, and following two years of service in | ||
the United States Navy, he completed his residency at Parkland | ||
Hospital; and | ||
WHEREAS, For several decades, Dr. Rogers practiced as a | ||
physician at various Corsicana medical providers, including | ||
Medical Arts Clinic, Trinity Clinic, Medical and Surgical | ||
Associates of Corsicana, and Navarro Regional Hospital, where he | ||
served as the institution's chief of staff and as medical director | ||
of its ICU; for 30 years, he also volunteered as a team physician | ||
for the Corsicana Tigers football program, a role he heartily | ||
enjoyed; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers's interest in public education led him to | ||
run for a seat on the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees, and his more | ||
than 20-year tenure included presiding over the board from 1992 to | ||
2010 and again from 2014 to 2021; he further benefited his fellow | ||
Texans through his service as director of the Corsicana/Navarro | ||
County Health Department and medical director of The Village at | ||
Heritage Oaks Retirement and Assisted Living Facility; over the | ||
past year, as one of Corsicana's leading health authorities, he had | ||
been instrumental in helping the community to navigate the COVID-19 | ||
crisis; in all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his | ||
wife, Donna Jo, and his three children, Cyndi, Susan, and Mark; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of rare compassion, character, and wisdom, | ||
Dr. Kent Rogers earned a special place in the hearts of innumerable | ||
people, and he leaves behind a legacy that will forever be | ||
cherished; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Kent Rogers and | ||
extend deepest sympathy to his loved ones and many 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 Kent | ||
Rogers. | ||
Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 82 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||