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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Navarro County has lost a revered member of the |
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community with the passing of Dr. Kent Rogers, the county health |
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director and longtime Corsicana school board president, on January |
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30, 2021, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 8, 1945, in Arkansas City, Kansas, |
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Kent Rogers grew up in Mount Pleasant; he studied at Rice University |
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and earned his medical degree from The University of Texas |
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Southwestern Medical School, and following two years of service in |
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the United States Navy, he completed his residency at Parkland |
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Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, For several decades, Dr. Rogers practiced as a |
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physician at various Corsicana medical providers, including |
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Medical Arts Clinic, Trinity Clinic, Medical and Surgical |
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Associates of Corsicana, and Navarro Regional Hospital, where he |
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served as the institution's chief of staff and as medical director |
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of its ICU; for 30 years, he also volunteered as a team physician |
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for the Corsicana Tigers football program, a role he heartily |
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enjoyed; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers's interest in public education led him to |
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run for a seat on the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees, and his more |
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than 20-year tenure included presiding over the board from 1992 to |
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2010 and again from 2014 to 2021; he further benefited his fellow |
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Texans through his service as director of the Corsicana/Navarro |
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County Health Department and medical director of The Village at |
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Heritage Oaks Retirement and Assisted Living Facility; over the |
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past year, as one of Corsicana's leading health authorities, he had |
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been instrumental in helping the community to navigate the COVID-19 |
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crisis; in all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his |
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wife, Donna Jo, and his three children, Cyndi, Susan, and Mark; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of rare compassion, character, and wisdom, |
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Dr. Kent Rogers earned a special place in the hearts of innumerable |
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people, and he leaves behind a legacy that will forever be |
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cherished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Kent Rogers and |
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extend deepest sympathy to his loved ones and many friends; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kent |
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Rogers. |