Edwin J Rogers, 91, of Georgetown passed away peacefully at his home on February 16.
Ed was an inventor, entrepreneur and World War II veteran who loved traditional jazz, flying light planes and collecting and restoring antique and classic cars.
Born in Baldwin, New York, Ed was the eldest of Edwin and Clara Mertz Rogers’ three children. He attended Baldwin public schools before enlisting in the United States Coast Guard. Ed served in the Pacific during World War II as a mobile LORAN Electronic Technician Mate.
Upon returning to civilian life Ed enrolled at Hofstra University. While a student he was hired by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY as an Electronic Technician and continued studying for his degree in Physics nights and summers.
When Ed graduated from Hofstra he was promoted to the Scientific Staff at Brookhaven. For the next 20 years he designed and developed electronic instrumentation for various scientific applications. 10 of those years were spent on electronics for the “Cosmotron” which was then the world’s highest energy subatomic particle accelerator. Ed was a self-confessed “nerd” but in 1964 he founded and began part time operation of his own company, Brookhaven Instruments Corporation, to develop and market his inventions beginning with the world's first truly precise current integrator.
In 1970 Ed resigned from Brookhaven Lab and moved his company out of his home on Long Island to a plant he purchased in Austin, Texas. He – and his beloved Siamese cat that accompanied him to work each day -- remained at the helm of his organization until he turned 70.
Retirement for Ed was filled with flying, enjoying live Dixieland music, keeping his collector cars running, road tours with them and time spent with friends.
He was a member of the Antique Car Touring Club of Georgetown, Austin Traditional Jazz Society, Classic Car Club of America, Jaguar Club of Austin, Lone Star Ford Model A Club and Veteran Motor Car Club of America.
Ed is survived by his fiancée, Barbara Waite; his daughter, Ann Rogers McCormick of Punta Gorda, FL; and his sister, Patricia Rogers Dinger (George) of Smithville, NY; as well as nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Delberta G Rogers, his step-son Willard Mason and his brother Eugene W Rogers.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held at a later date.
The family respectfully suggests -- in lieu of flowers -– tax deductible memorial gifts in Ed’s memory may be made to the Austin Traditional Jazz Society, P.O. Box 27694, Austin, Texas 78755-7694
Ed was an inventor, entrepreneur and World War II veteran who loved traditional jazz, flying light planes and collecting and restoring antique and classic cars.
Born in Baldwin, New York, Ed was the eldest of Edwin and Clara Mertz Rogers’ three children. He attended Baldwin public schools before enlisting in the United States Coast Guard. Ed served in the Pacific during World War II as a mobile LORAN Electronic Technician Mate.
Upon returning to civilian life Ed enrolled at Hofstra University. While a student he was hired by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY as an Electronic Technician and continued studying for his degree in Physics nights and summers.
When Ed graduated from Hofstra he was promoted to the Scientific Staff at Brookhaven. For the next 20 years he designed and developed electronic instrumentation for various scientific applications. 10 of those years were spent on electronics for the “Cosmotron” which was then the world’s highest energy subatomic particle accelerator. Ed was a self-confessed “nerd” but in 1964 he founded and began part time operation of his own company, Brookhaven Instruments Corporation, to develop and market his inventions beginning with the world's first truly precise current integrator.
In 1970 Ed resigned from Brookhaven Lab and moved his company out of his home on Long Island to a plant he purchased in Austin, Texas. He – and his beloved Siamese cat that accompanied him to work each day -- remained at the helm of his organization until he turned 70.
Retirement for Ed was filled with flying, enjoying live Dixieland music, keeping his collector cars running, road tours with them and time spent with friends.
He was a member of the Antique Car Touring Club of Georgetown, Austin Traditional Jazz Society, Classic Car Club of America, Jaguar Club of Austin, Lone Star Ford Model A Club and Veteran Motor Car Club of America.
Ed is survived by his fiancée, Barbara Waite; his daughter, Ann Rogers McCormick of Punta Gorda, FL; and his sister, Patricia Rogers Dinger (George) of Smithville, NY; as well as nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Delberta G Rogers, his step-son Willard Mason and his brother Eugene W Rogers.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held at a later date.
The family respectfully suggests -- in lieu of flowers -– tax deductible memorial gifts in Ed’s memory may be made to the Austin Traditional Jazz Society, P.O. Box 27694, Austin, Texas 78755-7694
Edwin J Rogers, 91, of Georgetown passed away peacefully at his home on February 16.
Ed was an inventor, entrepreneur and World War II veteran who loved traditional jazz, flying light planes and collecting and restoring antique and classic cars.
Born in Baldwin, New York, Ed was the eldest of Edwin and Clara Mertz Rogers’ three children. He attended Baldwin public schools before enlisting in the United States Coast Guard. Ed served in the Pacific during World War II as a mobile LORAN Electronic Technician Mate.
Upon returning to civilian life Ed enrolled at Hofstra University. While a student he was hired by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY as an Electronic Technician and continued studying for his degree in Physics nights and summers.
When Ed graduated from Hofstra he was promoted to the Scientific Staff at Brookhaven. For the next 20 years he designed and developed electronic instrumentation for various scientific applications. 10 of those years were spent on electronics for the “Cosmotron” which was then the world’s highest energy subatomic particle accelerator. Ed was a self-confessed “nerd” but in 1964 he founded and began part time operation of his own company, Brookhaven Instruments Corporation, to develop and market his inventions beginning with the world's first truly precise current integrator.
In 1970 Ed resigned from Brookhaven Lab and moved his company out of his home on Long Island to a plant he purchased in Austin, Texas. He – and his beloved Siamese cat that accompanied him to work each day -- remained at the helm of his organization until he turned 70.
Retirement for Ed was filled with flying, enjoying live Dixieland music, keeping his collector cars running, road tours with them and time spent with friends.
He was a member of the Antique Car Touring Club of Georgetown, Austin Traditional Jazz Society, Classic Car Club of America, Jaguar Club of Austin, Lone Star Ford Model A Club and Veteran Motor Car Club of America.
Ed is survived by his fiancée, Barbara Waite; his daughter, Ann Rogers McCormick of Punta Gorda, FL; and his sister, Patricia Rogers Dinger (George) of Smithville, NY; as well as nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Delberta G Rogers, his step-son Willard Mason and his brother Eugene W Rogers.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held at a later date.
The family respectfully suggests -- in lieu of flowers -– tax deductible memorial gifts in Ed’s memory may be made to the Austin Traditional Jazz Society, P.O. Box 27694, Austin, Texas 78755-7694
Ed was an inventor, entrepreneur and World War II veteran who loved traditional jazz, flying light planes and collecting and restoring antique and classic cars.
Born in Baldwin, New York, Ed was the eldest of Edwin and Clara Mertz Rogers’ three children. He attended Baldwin public schools before enlisting in the United States Coast Guard. Ed served in the Pacific during World War II as a mobile LORAN Electronic Technician Mate.
Upon returning to civilian life Ed enrolled at Hofstra University. While a student he was hired by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY as an Electronic Technician and continued studying for his degree in Physics nights and summers.
When Ed graduated from Hofstra he was promoted to the Scientific Staff at Brookhaven. For the next 20 years he designed and developed electronic instrumentation for various scientific applications. 10 of those years were spent on electronics for the “Cosmotron” which was then the world’s highest energy subatomic particle accelerator. Ed was a self-confessed “nerd” but in 1964 he founded and began part time operation of his own company, Brookhaven Instruments Corporation, to develop and market his inventions beginning with the world's first truly precise current integrator.
In 1970 Ed resigned from Brookhaven Lab and moved his company out of his home on Long Island to a plant he purchased in Austin, Texas. He – and his beloved Siamese cat that accompanied him to work each day -- remained at the helm of his organization until he turned 70.
Retirement for Ed was filled with flying, enjoying live Dixieland music, keeping his collector cars running, road tours with them and time spent with friends.
He was a member of the Antique Car Touring Club of Georgetown, Austin Traditional Jazz Society, Classic Car Club of America, Jaguar Club of Austin, Lone Star Ford Model A Club and Veteran Motor Car Club of America.
Ed is survived by his fiancée, Barbara Waite; his daughter, Ann Rogers McCormick of Punta Gorda, FL; and his sister, Patricia Rogers Dinger (George) of Smithville, NY; as well as nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Delberta G Rogers, his step-son Willard Mason and his brother Eugene W Rogers.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held at a later date.
The family respectfully suggests -- in lieu of flowers -– tax deductible memorial gifts in Ed’s memory may be made to the Austin Traditional Jazz Society, P.O. Box 27694, Austin, Texas 78755-7694
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