Roger Vincent Van Duzer

Uncle Roger was a legend in his own time with our family. My son John had heard stories about Roger for years. He knew he fished with his bear hands and planted a lake on Grubb's Ranch. The Grubb's later named it Roger's Lake. It is where he always said he wanted his ashes spread. John finally met Roger at Aunt Mamer’s home. We have all delighted in hearing his stories about fishing and hunting. We will remember his wonderful smile and laugh and his twinkling blue eyes.

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We have many fond memoires of Uncle Roger. A laugh we'll never forget.His beautiful blues eyes.He made fun of us city kids at Bucks Lake but was always so loving. We are sad he is gone.Sending you all our best at this difficult time.
Love, Loree & steve Gorman

I remember fishing with Roger on Little Grizzley Creek near Bucks Lake when I was about 10. He was showing me his art of fishing. It seemed he didn't even have to have water to catch trout. Because he was the greatest fisherman in the Bucks area, I idolized him, and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. However, by the time I was in my mid-twenties, Bucks Lake became a memory. Now, almost 50 years later, the memories of Roger and the adventures with his family are still alive. They were...

Roger was part of the O'Brien/West families for most of our lives. We shared a love of fishing and the outdoors and spent many wonderful times at Bucks Lake. He was very special to all of us and we are sorry that he is gone. We will miss him and we send our condolences to his family.

Dear family of Mr. Van Duzer,

I grew up on a ranch north of Marysville, California and the name of Roger Van Duzer was frequent in my childhood. I rode horses all over the neighboring farms and ranches in District Ten with my sisters, calling each piece by its owner's name. Van Duzer was one!
I moved to Utah in 1973 (after graduating from UCD, like your dad, although many years later.) That is an interesting parallel, I think.
This morning I called my mother and...