Roger Kent Duke

One of the many things I miss about Duke is making Duke juice with him. Well, this year the Blantons, Schells, and my family made juice this year, and while it wasn't the same without Duker we still had fun and I thought of him often.

I miss how he would call me Mattly when we would meet and how his stories and mannerism would make everyone laugh. He was the best.

Matt K

My husband and I met Duke after we moved into our first home in 2005. We would take our two labs out for walks everyday, and when we passed by Duke's home he would say, "How are you guys doing?" and when we responded he would say "Oh, I wasn't talking to you guys I was talking to the dogs."

Roger's humor and unconventional love was like no other. We wish he could have met our son.

We miss you and think about you everyday Duke!

Always,
Justin, Nikole,...

I went to visit Duke at Legacy Salmon Creek on what would be one of his last times in a hospital. Of course he had charmed the entire staff in his usual manner. He had every nurse who entered his room laughing in about 30 seconds.

I really wanted to know if he regretted not retiring when he had the chance. Rodger stayed on the job ~7-8 years longer than he had to. It surprised me how fast he responded. He said he never regretted a single day at work and would not have retired...