Roger L. GAGNELIUS

I have fond memories of watching sporting events at his house with Phil. Roger was a gracious house & a gentle soul.

Roger was an amazing man. Always smiling, always so happy to see the kids, all of us. I remember as I was growing up he'd measure me with the buttons on his shirt because you know he was always wearing a button up shirt!

This past week I made a little pit stop at the old cabin. The trailer is gone, but the addition is still there. It smelled the same and all the memories rushed back. It was so hard to hold back tears but it was the windiest I had ever seen it on the lake. Huge...

I enjoyed knowing Rodger at Honeywell, and after our retirements, at the monthly lunch for Honeywell Instrument Lab retirees--and, at the annual Pearl Harbor day lunch. Roger will now be added to the deceased family members and friends that I pray for.

I will miss all the conversations with Roger while driving him to and from family gatherings and medical appt.s,everything from politics,unions and the VA.I heard many stories about what he and my dad did as kids growing up poor and some of the jobs they had.I will miss those rides.

Roger was my neighbor growing up. Will always remember him and I going on bike-rides around Lake Phalen. He often talked about his work in Electronics and his "VTVM" (Vacuum Tube Volt Meter) which was a very precise instrument for it's time. I'm pretty sure that he influenced my eventual career in Electronics, Hobby Electronics and Amateur Radio. Over the 40 years since, I would always stop by and see him when he was outside or on his porch. Roger was a great guy and will be missed by many.

Hard to overestimate the impact Roger had in Grace and my life. With the exception of one year when Grace lived in Brooklyn Center, Roger was available to either take her to school himself, drive her to the bus stop or offer a treat and conversation at his house when she returned from the bus stop from kindergarten through high school. Short of living with us, Roger was always there giving encouragement, listening, telling stories and saying there is treat in the freezer or a pop for you...