My first true love, I am heart broken that I will not have the chance to see Roger again.
I remember the first day we met in class in Jr. High, he sat next to me. He was the
class clown and was giving the teacher a hard time. Roger was like the Fonz of North Olmstead.
I did not know until we started dating that he was so popular and so many girls were attracted to him.
I was actually threatened by one of the girls he broke up with.
He took me to my high school prom, and was so handsome in his tux. I have that picture embedded in my head.
Roger liked to race my powder blue Olds 98, he then had to replace 2 transmissions!
We were together for @ 5 years or more and had so many great times together.
He helped raise my siblings.
We took them to the drive-in and to save money we had the smaller ones hide under blankets in the back seat.
We spent alot of time camping with my grandparents.
Roger taught me to drive a stick in the middle of winter! I remember doing donuts in a parking lot on the ice.
Roger brought me a puppy, we named him Patches. He had worms and my mom would not let us keep him.
My grandparents took him and kept him until he died at @ 12 years old. My grandparents loved Roger as one of their grand children.
They are now in Heaven together.
Once we went shopping for my mom and we needed toilet paper, when we got to that part of the
store, Roger being the clown he was, said out load so others could hear "Don't buy toilet paper, you can get it free at the gas station".
Roger and my brother Mike spent alot of time together, they had an apartment together for awhile.
Roger had a scar on his head and would pretend he had an invisible string and pretend to pull it and move his forehead.
I spent alot of time with Roger and his friends Jim Collisi, Franny Gieb, Bruce Miller, the Winters Brothers, Dave Kungen,
Dave Milie, Jim Serio aka Kinky, Jay Petz, Keith McKinney and Barb Gull to name a few.
I went to Rogers house almost every day after school and spent time with his family.
Roger was a Jimmy Hendrix fan and I became one to, I will think of him when I listen to Hendrix music.
There are so many stories I could tell, he was so much fun to be with, and loved by my whole family.
I will cherish the gifts he gave me and think of the good times we had.
Roger was part of our family and will live in my heart forever.
My condolences to all of Rogers family and friends.
Debbie Malone - Daige
As I am in Colorado and will not be at the service, I invite anyone who would like to email me at [email protected].
