Roger Blake Speegle

Roger had a car at NTSU and he sometimes drove me to town. His father was the piano tuner for the Music Hall. Roger took a year off and went to Montpellier, France, then to Germany. I had never heard of Montpellier, but loved the name, so when I went to France to study the following year, I went to Montpellier. That choice changed the entire course of my life. I am sorry not to have seen Roger after our university days. He was always calm and cheerful, interesting and pleasant. I´m sorry he...

My deepest condolences to Kay and Ed, their family and all who loved Roger. What a loss it is to lose a dear friend of 60 years. Roger was a wonderful human being whose impact on my life was immeasurable and continuing: I am just now taking up the study of Chinese for about the fourth time, all due to meeting Roger at UT when he was taking Chinese (successfully, along with Greek) before seminary I would not have missed knowing Roger for anything. We shared an off-beat sense of humor and many...

Dr. Volker Saftien Roger and I were friends for fifty-five years. We first met in the fall of 1968 at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary where I spent a year as an ecumenical student and Roger was in the second year of his degree program. We struck up a friendship immediately. It started out when Roger, with his background in linguistics, every now and then gently pointed out mistakes that I, as a non-native speaker, tended to make in English. Soon, our talks progressed to and...

Roger and I were classmates at Austin Seminary. He was brilliant, one of the smartest, funniest people I have ever known. He was one of a group of friends in the men's dorm that was always having fun, always uproariously into something. He was the only person I've ever known that could whistle three-part harmony: Bach fugues, Mahler's Ninth Symphony, even Three Blind Mice. I played guitar, he played flute for hours in the dorm. Aside from all of that, he would dash off his class papers with...

Forever missed by the Denton High School Class of 1962. May He Rest In Peace.

We always watched Tennis Tournaments and the Little League World Series all the time in the 2 years that I was his Caregiver. A GREAT MAN, who is missed dearly!

My Dear Friend Mr. Roger, What an honor it was to be a part of your life for 2 years. I met you back in November 2021 when I became your caregiver during the week. You were such a joy to be around. You were the most loving, caring, and kind person I know. My favorite memory out of all the ones we share, was the day you got to meet my son. You will be forever missed.