Published in the Washington County Pilot Tribune, November 28, 2006
ROGERT REMEMBERED AS TIRELESS CIVIC LEADER
LONGTIME CO. BOARD MEMBER DIES FROM INJURIES IN CRASH THAT KILLED 2 OTHERS by Jim Brazda, reporter
Caption on Picture: “He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it….and we’re going to miss him as a friend.” -Harlo Wilcox, current Washington County Board member.
One of Blair’s and Washington County’s biggest champions died this weekend of injuries sustained earlier this month in a car accident.
Emmett Rogert, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 25, at Creighton University Memorial Hospital.
Born in Herman in 1927, Rogert graduated from Herman High School in 1943 before serving 18 months in the U.S. Army at the West Point Academy.
After his service in the military, Rogert and his father bought a filling station at 17th and Front streets in Blair, which Rogert would operate for the next 45 years.
Much of his spare time was devoted to civic duties, including 27 years on the Blair Volunteer Fire Department, the Blair City Parks Board, and the Washington County Fair Board.
Rogert was elected to the Washington County Board of Supervisors in 1971 where he would serve until he retired in 1998. In 2002 he received the Blair Community Schools Foundation Distinguished Service Award and in 2003 he was awarded the Gateway Development Corporation’s first Emmett Award, named in his honor, to recognize the economic development achievements of individuals in Washington County.
State Sen. Mick Mines was awarded the Emmett Award at Gateway’s annual meeting earlier this month.
“Just to be recognized by an award named after him is very,very special to me,” Mines said.
Rogert had been a leader in the community for decades, Mines said, not only as a small business man, but as a thoughtful and prudent leader.
“He really cared about Blair,’ Mines said. “To serve as long as he did takes a huge commitment of his time and family. Emmett was a true leader.”
Rogert transcended generations and political ideals in his leadership on the county board, Mines said. He carefully weighed every issue presented and usually came up with the right decision.
“Emmett was indeed a pinnacle in our community,” said Lloyd Scheve, Blair City Councilman and a founding member and longtime president of Gateway. “He was someone I looked up to since I moved here 25 years ago.”
Rogert was instrumental in establishing Gateway as a tool for economic development in Washington County, Scheve said. As a county supervisor, Rogert was the “nucleus” at the county level that was “able to see the importance of a unified effort of economic development,” Scheve said.
It was Rogert’s personal mission to establish Gateway and get the county board to support it with the initial funding to get started.
Gateway would not be where it is today without the initiative of Rogert, Mines said.
“He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it,” said current county board chairman Harlo Wilcox. “We’ve missed him since he’s been off the board, and we’re going to miss him as a friend.”
Rogert was also a big supporter of tourism in Washington County. He helped to establish a lodging tax on Washington County hotels which is used to establish the tourism committee and encourage tourists to visit the county.
“It is a deep loss for our community overall,” Scheve said.
Rogert was injured in a head-on collision November 16 on the New York Creek Bridge about a quarter of a mile south of Herman. The accident also claimed the lives of Eugene Christiansen, 87, and his wife, Joan, 84, who both died the day of the accident.
-From the World-Herald, November 27, 2006
ROGERT - - Emmett, age 79 of Blair. Survived by wife Betty; daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Robert Brickson, Kansas City, MO; Sally and John Schroder, Ft. Collins, CO; Joan Rogert, Omaha; Patty and Rick Plugge, Blair; Jill and Phil Tobin, Des Moines, IA; Susanne Rogert, Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, First Lutheran Church in Blair. Burial Blair Cemetery. Visitation will begin 11:00 a.m. Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorials to First Lutheran Church.
CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair Nebraska
Buried: 11/29/2006 ~ Age: 79
NOTE: In addition to his many other accomplishments and societal contributions, Mr. Rogert was also a volunteer firefighter.
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ROGERT REMEMBERED AS TIRELESS CIVIC LEADER
LONGTIME CO. BOARD MEMBER DIES FROM INJURIES IN CRASH THAT KILLED 2 OTHERS by Jim Brazda, reporter
Caption on Picture: “He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it….and we’re going to miss him as a friend.” -Harlo Wilcox, current Washington County Board member.
One of Blair’s and Washington County’s biggest champions died this weekend of injuries sustained earlier this month in a car accident.
Emmett Rogert, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 25, at Creighton University Memorial Hospital.
Born in Herman in 1927, Rogert graduated from Herman High School in 1943 before serving 18 months in the U.S. Army at the West Point Academy.
After his service in the military, Rogert and his father bought a filling station at 17th and Front streets in Blair, which Rogert would operate for the next 45 years.
Much of his spare time was devoted to civic duties, including 27 years on the Blair Volunteer Fire Department, the Blair City Parks Board, and the Washington County Fair Board.
Rogert was elected to the Washington County Board of Supervisors in 1971 where he would serve until he retired in 1998. In 2002 he received the Blair Community Schools Foundation Distinguished Service Award and in 2003 he was awarded the Gateway Development Corporation’s first Emmett Award, named in his honor, to recognize the economic development achievements of individuals in Washington County.
State Sen. Mick Mines was awarded the Emmett Award at Gateway’s annual meeting earlier this month.
“Just to be recognized by an award named after him is very,very special to me,” Mines said.
Rogert had been a leader in the community for decades, Mines said, not only as a small business man, but as a thoughtful and prudent leader.
“He really cared about Blair,’ Mines said. “To serve as long as he did takes a huge commitment of his time and family. Emmett was a true leader.”
Rogert transcended generations and political ideals in his leadership on the county board, Mines said. He carefully weighed every issue presented and usually came up with the right decision.
“Emmett was indeed a pinnacle in our community,” said Lloyd Scheve, Blair City Councilman and a founding member and longtime president of Gateway. “He was someone I looked up to since I moved here 25 years ago.”
Rogert was instrumental in establishing Gateway as a tool for economic development in Washington County, Scheve said. As a county supervisor, Rogert was the “nucleus” at the county level that was “able to see the importance of a unified effort of economic development,” Scheve said.
It was Rogert’s personal mission to establish Gateway and get the county board to support it with the initial funding to get started.
Gateway would not be where it is today without the initiative of Rogert, Mines said.
“He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it,” said current county board chairman Harlo Wilcox. “We’ve missed him since he’s been off the board, and we’re going to miss him as a friend.”
Rogert was also a big supporter of tourism in Washington County. He helped to establish a lodging tax on Washington County hotels which is used to establish the tourism committee and encourage tourists to visit the county.
“It is a deep loss for our community overall,” Scheve said.
Rogert was injured in a head-on collision November 16 on the New York Creek Bridge about a quarter of a mile south of Herman. The accident also claimed the lives of Eugene Christiansen, 87, and his wife, Joan, 84, who both died the day of the accident.
-From the World-Herald, November 27, 2006
ROGERT - - Emmett, age 79 of Blair. Survived by wife Betty; daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Robert Brickson, Kansas City, MO; Sally and John Schroder, Ft. Collins, CO; Joan Rogert, Omaha; Patty and Rick Plugge, Blair; Jill and Phil Tobin, Des Moines, IA; Susanne Rogert, Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, First Lutheran Church in Blair. Burial Blair Cemetery. Visitation will begin 11:00 a.m. Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorials to First Lutheran Church.
CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair Nebraska
Buried: 11/29/2006 ~ Age: 79
NOTE: In addition to his many other accomplishments and societal contributions, Mr. Rogert was also a volunteer firefighter.
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Published in the Washington County Pilot Tribune, November 28, 2006
ROGERT REMEMBERED AS TIRELESS CIVIC LEADER
LONGTIME CO. BOARD MEMBER DIES FROM INJURIES IN CRASH THAT KILLED 2 OTHERS by Jim Brazda, reporter
Caption on Picture: “He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it….and we’re going to miss him as a friend.” -Harlo Wilcox, current Washington County Board member.
One of Blair’s and Washington County’s biggest champions died this weekend of injuries sustained earlier this month in a car accident.
Emmett Rogert, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 25, at Creighton University Memorial Hospital.
Born in Herman in 1927, Rogert graduated from Herman High School in 1943 before serving 18 months in the U.S. Army at the West Point Academy.
After his service in the military, Rogert and his father bought a filling station at 17th and Front streets in Blair, which Rogert would operate for the next 45 years.
Much of his spare time was devoted to civic duties, including 27 years on the Blair Volunteer Fire Department, the Blair City Parks Board, and the Washington County Fair Board.
Rogert was elected to the Washington County Board of Supervisors in 1971 where he would serve until he retired in 1998. In 2002 he received the Blair Community Schools Foundation Distinguished Service Award and in 2003 he was awarded the Gateway Development Corporation’s first Emmett Award, named in his honor, to recognize the economic development achievements of individuals in Washington County.
State Sen. Mick Mines was awarded the Emmett Award at Gateway’s annual meeting earlier this month.
“Just to be recognized by an award named after him is very,very special to me,” Mines said.
Rogert had been a leader in the community for decades, Mines said, not only as a small business man, but as a thoughtful and prudent leader.
“He really cared about Blair,’ Mines said. “To serve as long as he did takes a huge commitment of his time and family. Emmett was a true leader.”
Rogert transcended generations and political ideals in his leadership on the county board, Mines said. He carefully weighed every issue presented and usually came up with the right decision.
“Emmett was indeed a pinnacle in our community,” said Lloyd Scheve, Blair City Councilman and a founding member and longtime president of Gateway. “He was someone I looked up to since I moved here 25 years ago.”
Rogert was instrumental in establishing Gateway as a tool for economic development in Washington County, Scheve said. As a county supervisor, Rogert was the “nucleus” at the county level that was “able to see the importance of a unified effort of economic development,” Scheve said.
It was Rogert’s personal mission to establish Gateway and get the county board to support it with the initial funding to get started.
Gateway would not be where it is today without the initiative of Rogert, Mines said.
“He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it,” said current county board chairman Harlo Wilcox. “We’ve missed him since he’s been off the board, and we’re going to miss him as a friend.”
Rogert was also a big supporter of tourism in Washington County. He helped to establish a lodging tax on Washington County hotels which is used to establish the tourism committee and encourage tourists to visit the county.
“It is a deep loss for our community overall,” Scheve said.
Rogert was injured in a head-on collision November 16 on the New York Creek Bridge about a quarter of a mile south of Herman. The accident also claimed the lives of Eugene Christiansen, 87, and his wife, Joan, 84, who both died the day of the accident.
-From the World-Herald, November 27, 2006
ROGERT - - Emmett, age 79 of Blair. Survived by wife Betty; daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Robert Brickson, Kansas City, MO; Sally and John Schroder, Ft. Collins, CO; Joan Rogert, Omaha; Patty and Rick Plugge, Blair; Jill and Phil Tobin, Des Moines, IA; Susanne Rogert, Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, First Lutheran Church in Blair. Burial Blair Cemetery. Visitation will begin 11:00 a.m. Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorials to First Lutheran Church.
CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair Nebraska
Buried: 11/29/2006 ~ Age: 79
NOTE: In addition to his many other accomplishments and societal contributions, Mr. Rogert was also a volunteer firefighter.
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ROGERT REMEMBERED AS TIRELESS CIVIC LEADER
LONGTIME CO. BOARD MEMBER DIES FROM INJURIES IN CRASH THAT KILLED 2 OTHERS by Jim Brazda, reporter
Caption on Picture: “He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it….and we’re going to miss him as a friend.” -Harlo Wilcox, current Washington County Board member.
One of Blair’s and Washington County’s biggest champions died this weekend of injuries sustained earlier this month in a car accident.
Emmett Rogert, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 25, at Creighton University Memorial Hospital.
Born in Herman in 1927, Rogert graduated from Herman High School in 1943 before serving 18 months in the U.S. Army at the West Point Academy.
After his service in the military, Rogert and his father bought a filling station at 17th and Front streets in Blair, which Rogert would operate for the next 45 years.
Much of his spare time was devoted to civic duties, including 27 years on the Blair Volunteer Fire Department, the Blair City Parks Board, and the Washington County Fair Board.
Rogert was elected to the Washington County Board of Supervisors in 1971 where he would serve until he retired in 1998. In 2002 he received the Blair Community Schools Foundation Distinguished Service Award and in 2003 he was awarded the Gateway Development Corporation’s first Emmett Award, named in his honor, to recognize the economic development achievements of individuals in Washington County.
State Sen. Mick Mines was awarded the Emmett Award at Gateway’s annual meeting earlier this month.
“Just to be recognized by an award named after him is very,very special to me,” Mines said.
Rogert had been a leader in the community for decades, Mines said, not only as a small business man, but as a thoughtful and prudent leader.
“He really cared about Blair,’ Mines said. “To serve as long as he did takes a huge commitment of his time and family. Emmett was a true leader.”
Rogert transcended generations and political ideals in his leadership on the county board, Mines said. He carefully weighed every issue presented and usually came up with the right decision.
“Emmett was indeed a pinnacle in our community,” said Lloyd Scheve, Blair City Councilman and a founding member and longtime president of Gateway. “He was someone I looked up to since I moved here 25 years ago.”
Rogert was instrumental in establishing Gateway as a tool for economic development in Washington County, Scheve said. As a county supervisor, Rogert was the “nucleus” at the county level that was “able to see the importance of a unified effort of economic development,” Scheve said.
It was Rogert’s personal mission to establish Gateway and get the county board to support it with the initial funding to get started.
Gateway would not be where it is today without the initiative of Rogert, Mines said.
“He really, really believed in Washington County and would do anything he could to promote it,” said current county board chairman Harlo Wilcox. “We’ve missed him since he’s been off the board, and we’re going to miss him as a friend.”
Rogert was also a big supporter of tourism in Washington County. He helped to establish a lodging tax on Washington County hotels which is used to establish the tourism committee and encourage tourists to visit the county.
“It is a deep loss for our community overall,” Scheve said.
Rogert was injured in a head-on collision November 16 on the New York Creek Bridge about a quarter of a mile south of Herman. The accident also claimed the lives of Eugene Christiansen, 87, and his wife, Joan, 84, who both died the day of the accident.
-From the World-Herald, November 27, 2006
ROGERT - - Emmett, age 79 of Blair. Survived by wife Betty; daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Robert Brickson, Kansas City, MO; Sally and John Schroder, Ft. Collins, CO; Joan Rogert, Omaha; Patty and Rick Plugge, Blair; Jill and Phil Tobin, Des Moines, IA; Susanne Rogert, Omaha; 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.
Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, First Lutheran Church in Blair. Burial Blair Cemetery. Visitation will begin 11:00 a.m. Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Memorials to First Lutheran Church.
CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191
Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair Nebraska
Buried: 11/29/2006 ~ Age: 79
NOTE: In addition to his many other accomplishments and societal contributions, Mr. Rogert was also a volunteer firefighter.
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