DL Capt. James C. Rogers

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, DL Capt. James C. Rogers

August 20, 1936 ~ August 2, 2020

 

From: David L. Roberts <robertsDL@mindspring.com>
Subject: Death of Delta Golden Wings member retired Delta pilot Captain James Charles Rogers

 

CARES AND CONCERNS
Thank you to Mrs. Helen Rogers for sending us the sad news of the death of her husband retired Delta Air Lines Captain James C. 'Jim' Rogers, 83.  Jim was hired by Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, GA on January 3, 1966 and retired from Delta in 1996 at the FAA's mandatory age of 60.  For those wishing to send a personal condolence, white pages gives their mailing address as 3900 Inkberry CT, Apex, NC 27539, email <jcrogers36@yajoo.com>.  Please keep their family in your thoughts and prayers.
Dave

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

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James "Jim" Charles Rogers

AUGUST 20, 1936 – AUGUST 2, 2020

James Charles Rogers of Apex, North Carolina slipped these surly bonds of earth on August 2, 2020. Jim was born in Tabor City, North Carolina on August 20, 1936, son of James Samuel and  Inez Harrelson Rogers. As a boy, he dreamed of flying airplanes and, while still in college, he fulfilled that dream. As a Captain in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command during the Vietnam and Cold Wars and over a thirty-year career at Delta Air Lines, he sailed the skies, his home away from home.

Jim earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University and was bemused when his four children all became Tar Heel fans. He was a lifelong avid reader, racing through anything he could get his hands on, yet he had a fondness for books about aviation, the wild west, and the American Civil War. He was a freethinker with a wry sense of humor, and he had an uncanny ability to recall facts about a wide breadth of subjects.

In his later years, even as his health declined, he remained cheerful. He shared that cheer with his grandchildren, who were his devotion for the past 30 years.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Helen Pratt Rogers; siblings Anna Rogers, Carole Rogers Hedrick, and Graham (Sandy) Rogers; children, James R. Rogers and wife Catherine, Jonathan Rogers, Stephen Rogers, and Elizabeth Ratledge and husband Brian; and grandchildren Jami, Jessica, Abby, Lucy, John Brian, Jimmy, Charlie, and Bethany.

Condolences can be shared at apexfuneral.net

 

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