Ronald Ray Rogers

Ronald Ray Rogers, Ronnie to all who knew him, died Sunday morning, November 9, 2025, at Sagecrest Alzheimer’s Care Center in San Angelo’s Baptist Retirement Community where he had lived for two years. He was 84.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Harper Funeral Home, 2606 Southland Boulevard, San Angelo, Texas, inurnment at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.

He was the second of three sons born to Ruth J. Lucas Rogers and Ray E. Rogers. Ronnie was born in Wingate, Texas on August 28, 1941only 11 months after his brother Robert Rogers and three years before Charles Rogers.

Ronnie and his brothers grew up in San Angelo and Ronnie gave his whole heart to West Texas. He could not imagine living anywhere else.

He never married, but he created a family that he loved and one that was devoted to him. When his childhood friend’s first child was born, Ronnie loved the baby, Banee, as if she was his own. When Banee married and had two daughters and a son, Brandy, Mark and Chelsea, he loved them. too. They treated him as a revered grandfather figure.

His professional life was dedicated to building bridges and highway overpasses throughout Texas. Talented at managing crews Ronnie successfully guided complex projects to completion each a testament to his skill and work ethic.

San Angelo’s Celebration Bridge dedicated in 1993 was one of his projects. He was in his early 50’s then and an insulin dependent diabetic for only a few years during that build. Life was still good, the disease manageable. But that would not last. Unable to control his blood sugar, he fell from a bridge and was badly hurt. Later he was hospitalized with ketoacidosis, a life-threatening condition.

After another round of ketoacidosis a few years ago, Ronnie was forced to move to Sagecrest.

He often talked about working as if he had a present-day work life. But on a recent afternoon he said it was time to “quit this outfit.”

“Good Goolamoola. They just do the same thing over and over… and nothing changes,” he said. He was ready to resign.

He is survived by his brothers, their wives, children and grandchildren and by the family- of-the-heart which began with Banee, daughter of his childhood friend.

Survivors are:

Robert and his wife, Nancy of San Angelo; their children Robby his wife, Kelly, of Weatherford their children Seth of Austin; Gunnar, his wife, Jenny, and baby Scotti Lynn of Fort Worth. Richey and his wife, Heather, of Austin; their children Dalton, his wife, Beka, of Colorada and Parker of Dallas.

Charles and his wife, Mary, their son Ben, his wife, Tracey, their daughters Morgan and Cate all of Fort Worth.

Banee and Cody Daniels, their three children Brandy her husband Miach Tyner, their sons Austin, his wife Hayley, and baby Wyatt; and Jaron all of San Angelo. Mark Daniels and his daughter Kamryn of San Angelo. Chelsea Cook her husband, Zach, and their sons Jackson and Wyatt of San Angelo

The family would like to thank the staff at Sagecrest for wrapping Ronnie in kindness and tender care during these hard years.