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Roger's success in life has in large part been due to the community around him.
The community made possible his adoption into a loving family. It made possible
his schooling, including higher education. And it made possible his first
ventures into the business and investing worlds. Roger is determined to give
back to this community, both for what he has received from it and because he
believes it's just the right thing to do. To this end, Roger supports
organizations both large and small that are involved in bettering the lives of
those they serve. Click here for
photos of some of the work Roger helps make possible.
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Since the early 1970s, Roger has traveled each year to The City of the Little Children orphanage in Oaxaca, Mexico. The orphanage cares for boys and girls who in many cases would otherwise be on the streets without food, shelter or even love. Roger underwrites a large portion of the orphanage's operating and capital costs. He also sponsors visits from groups of Americans wanting to help the children either through physical labor (painting, cleaning, etc.), education (English instruction), and/or simple companionship. If you would like to learn more about Roger’s Mexico trips, please send Roger an email. To see photos of the orphanage, click here.
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Roger has always loved sports. As a child, he and his adoptive father listened to the Reds on the radio, went to baseball games at every opportunity, and talked sports whenever they were together. And though he could never play because of his disabilities, Roger served as team manager for every team his high school fielded. Roger went on to coach Girls' softball for nearly forty years, winning a world championship and taking teams around the world. For photos of some of Roger's teams, click here.
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Some individuals achieve success despite family. Roger was not one of them. Family made Roger. Thelma, Roger's adoptive mother, learned of Roger's disabilities while her husband was away at war. Some suggested that Roger be given back, that he was not healthy and not what the orphanage had promised. Thelma refused. She loved Roger and taught him, painstakingly, to walk. When her husband Frank returned he loved Roger as an only son. With the community behind them, Thelma and Frank nurtured Roger through childhood and school, always pushing him and insisting that he could do as well as anyone else.
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