Richard James Rogers
Passed: April 23, 2020
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Richard James Rogers
Passed: April 23, 2020
Obituary
On Thursday, April 23rd 2020, Richard J. Rogers, father of two, passed away at his home in Buckeye, Arizona at the age of 67. Rick was born in Elgin, Illinois to James and Lois (Meyer) Rogers. He opened his business, Durango Small Car, with his brother Steven in Durango, Colorado in the 1980. Rick owned and operated this successful business for nearly four decades and made countless friends from among his clientele before retiring in 2014.
Rick was a selfless man with incredible integrity. He loved every person in his life. He surrounded himself the with passion and love of music beginning with the keyboard and eventually the guitar. He enjoyed blues music and his favorite artist was Joe Bonamassa. Rick loved to camp, hike, and backpack in the great outdoors. He loved automobiles and in his earlier years was involved in auto racing. Rick had a unique sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. Rick’s close friends and family were very sacred to him.
He is survived by his beloved daughter Amy Rogers and son David Rogers, brother Steven, and six grandchildren; Tony Chavez, Cassandra Chavez, Miranda Chavez, Warren Chavez, Elaina Chavez, and Mia Chavez. He also has two beloved great granddaughters, Esmerelda and Isabelle Chavez. Dear friends in Rick’s life are Teresa Cook, Rod Hallstrom, Patricia Heller and her children, and many other others.
Rick’s final wishes where to be cremated and have his ashes spread in Colorado.
In leu of flowers, please donate to you favorite charity in honor of Rick.
He will be forever missed by all whose lives he had touched.
4 responses to Richard James Rogers
Olivia Bien says:
April 27, 2020
I am sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family during these difficult times. It is an honor to serve your family.
Tina Lucas says:
April 27, 2020
He was such a kind and generous man. It truly saddens my heart to hear of his passing. I feel especially sad for Amy , who was so close to her dad . Much love and prayers for all of his family and friends. May he R.I.P.
Tony Chavez says:
April 27, 2020
As the summary of his life is completely accurate, it is really hard to show in words the type of person that my grandfather, Richard James Rogers was. There are far too many positive words that would have to be used in order to even show a glimpse of who he really was. He always looked for the good in people and always looked for people to do better for themselves. There are countless stories for which I could tell that would show him to be a person that was the light in such a dark world that it has become over the years. Richard Rogers was a person that was always there for as many people he could be and showed large amounts of loyalty to his family and friends. If it’s one thing that should be said it’s that Richard always wanted to learn as many things that he could. Hence, he learned to play the guitar later in his life and this is only one instance out of many that are being described. As I said before, these are only a small glimpses of who Richard really was. I could go on and on about the many different accomplishments in his life and all of the milestones that he had filled in his life. I think that everyone gets the picture. All in all Richard was one of the greats that many people looked up to. He was a titan of his era. I can definitely say that my family and I will always look for any signs that he will send to us from heaven. As I know that he is already looking down on us currently.
Mia Chavez says:
May 10, 2020
This was completely unexpected and heart breaking. He was young and I know he wasn’t ready to go.. but he did. And I have been finding it so hard to believe that this is real life. This sweet, honest, and selfless individual was taken from me so unexpectedly and looking back on it I took his youthfulness for granted. I thought I had so many years left with him and not even for a second I thought that months ago when I gave him that hug it was gonna he my last. I wish all those times that I chose to hang out with my friends instead of him I could take back. I wish I texted him more and went out of my way to visit his house 15 minutes away. But I didn’t. And I am regretting it all now. Those friends I picked over him didn’t even last and I could see them whenever and That text I never sent to check up on him would’ve taken me a few minutes out of my day. But I didn’t. And I know how much his grandkids meant to him, I just wish I would’ve showed him more appreciation. Because he deserved to be praised. He had a heart of gold and would’ve done anything for any one of us. I know the way I found him wasn’t what he wanted. But that’s how it happened. I will always have that engraved in my mind, and it has traumatized me but it also taught me something. To keep your loved ones close, because anything can happen at anytime, whether you expect it or not. Bad things happen to good people all the time, and it’s unfair but that life. And what ever happened can’t be changed. It’s irreversible. He wanted so much good for me and my siblings and I hope I make him proud. Most of all he wanted me to finish school, I want to be successful and my grandpa is my complete motivation. After everything he has done for me the least I can do now is graduate.I pray that he made it to heaven and is being treated with everything his deserves, and I hope that he achieved something in his life that he’s proud of, I hope that he’s watching over me, and I hope that his funeral is beautiful. I hope it represents the person he is and it brings us closer as a family. I know this tragedy has effected so many people but I hope they are grateful that they got the chance to make that connection with such a kind soul. Of course there is so much more that I want to praise him for but I’ll keep that for my self. Lastly, I hope to live my life to the absolute fullest, I understand this is my only one, but i will no longer take things for granted, especially things that are irreplaceable.