As Doug mentioned, Roger was such an integral part of our growing up. He has always been special to us. The delight in his eyes when he looked at his daughters was much the same delight I had when he would be with Doug and I. Roger you are special and forever loved. I will miss you greatly.

Roger was my older cousin. His visits to our house when I was in elementary and middle school were always the highlight of my brother's and my year. I remember the utter delight he took in us - and that we took in him. When it was time for him to leave after a two-day visit, we would each wrap ourselves around one of his legs, begging him to stay longer.

His generosity of spirit colored that interaction and my feelings for him ever since. Few people have given me such a precious gift as his time and attention were in those years.

Three years ago, I was telling him how grateful I was for those visits. Only then did I learn that he, too, was buoyed by them, because it was a rare chance for him, the "baby" of his family, to be the "older brother." I grieve his death even as I treasure my memories of him.