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Edwin Rogers Obituary
Edwin Allen Rogers, 86 of Longboat Key, Florida, passed away Feb. 3, 2021. He was born in Plano, Illinois, the son of Albert E. Rogers and Lula Houtz Rogers. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother William Rogers and sister Betty Lou Halterman. Ed is survived by his wife Pamela Helgren Rogers, his children Deborah Awtry, Candice Schmidt, 10 Grandchildren and 10 Great Grandchildren.
Ed graduated from Plano High School and then joined the Navy, where he fell in love with airplanes. He worked for Davis Construction and learned to fly at the Sandwich Airport. He had a 30 year career flying commercially starting with North Central Airlines and through mergers retired from Northwest Airlines as a 757 captain. He was a long time member of the American Legion and a Moose Lodge member. He had a life long love of hunting and fishing. He became an accomplished and respected trap and sporting clay shooter.
He will be missed by his family and many great friends.
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Jim Carney
March 1, 2021
Captain Ed Rogers was a great person and pilot. I also started with North Central and finished with Northwest. He will never be forgotten by anyone who knew him.
Ed I hope your flight West was a smooth one. Max power flaps 15, positive rate gear up!!
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