Harold W. Rogers
March 21, 1936 ~ July 2, 2015
Resided in:
Alexander, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Harold Rogers, 79, died Thursday, July 2, 2015.
A native of Buncombe County, Mr. Rogers was the son of the late Woodrow B. and Kathleen Clark Rogers.
His career as an educator included 36 years at Erwin High School where he taught biology and drivers ed, and where he served as Assistant Principal for 26 years. He was very active in school and extracurricular activities, serving as announcer for sporting events and coordinator for bus drivers. He made many lasting friendships with school administrators, staff members, former students, drivers and members of the community.
Erwin High School honored him by naming the administrative building office complex for him.
He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Rogers Brown and her husband, Dwight, grandchildren, Brock and Bianca. and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Michael McFarland officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Fund for Needed Student School Supplies, Erwin High School, 60 Lees Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
So sorry for your loss, he was a great teacher!! I have many great memory’s of Biology class (1962) with him!
Prayers for your family!!
Dear Cindy
I am so sorry for your loss. I knew Harold in high school and in biology.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Cindy: I am so sorry to hear about you Dad. I have such fond memories of him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your fsmily.
So sorry to hear of ‘Mr. Rogers’ passing. He was my biology teacher at Erwin, school year 1959-1960. He was a great teacher and a very nice person. My thoughts and prayers go to the family.
Mr. Rogers was a great teacher and such a nice man. I am thankful I got to visit him at the Brian Center. I had the opportunity to tell him he was my favorite teacher. He always had a smile. My sympathy goes out to all his family.
So sorry to hear this. Mr. Rogers was my drivers ed teacher bless his heart. Prayers for the family.
Sorry for your loss Mr. Rogers was my Biology teacher and Asst principal Praying for the family. He was such a sweet man.
Sorry for your loss Mr. Roger’s was a great man an a great teacher also a great friend always had that smile on his face I am glad I had the opportunity to know him. May God Bless an give the family comfort an peace in the loss of a great Dad an Grandfather.
Was sorry to learn of Harold’s passing. He was my Biology teacher in high school and a high school classmate of my husband’s. It was always nice to talk with him when he attended our class reunions and our monthly luncheons. Prayers for the family.
I will miss our chats at Happy Hill and always depending on you to tell us where our classmates were and what they were doing. You had a wealth of knowledge about all those students that attended Clyde A. Erwin High. RIP
Harold Rogers was an outstanding teacher and school administrator who loved Erwin High School and all the communities in the Erwin district. His knowledge of the area is unmatched. He will be missed by all who knew him. I thank him for introducing me to my wife!
Harold was my cousin on my mother’s side. There were many times I stayed with Harold and his family as a child? Then later he was my drivers Ed teacher and also he helped me with science projects and reports during college. I have many fond and humorous stories. I am so grateful that we had a family reunion in March which Harold attended.
So sorry for the loss of Mr. Rogers. He was my Driver’s Ed teacher. He always had that big, bright smile. Prayers to your family. RIP
So glad to have crossed paths with Mr. Rogers at Clyde A. Erwin!
Mr. Rogers was a fine, upstanding individual and a great role model. It was evident that he truly cared for his students. Years after I graduated, I enjoyed seeing his smiling face at Happy Hill. It was an honor to have known this man.
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight.
This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise
To seize the everlasting prize,
And shout, while passing through the air,
‘Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!’?
Mr. Rogers was a good man. He was one of the finest people Erwin High School ever had to grace the doors. I was lucky to have him in my life as a teacher from 1976-1980 and a friend after leaving school. God Bless Harold Rogers.
Harold Rogers was a find man, teacher, friend and person in general. He always was willing to help out his bus drivers and any of the sattlite school drivers. He will certainly be missed for his personality and his generosity. A fine man on all ways.
It was our pleasure to have known Harold Rogers. Used to enjoy seeing him at George’s Deli & get to visit with him & then again at Happy Hill. He was a fine man & loved to sit & visit. It amazed me how he kept up with so many of his former students. He was a special person.
Mr rogers was a cool dude. Always had something too give you a hard time about,but always in a funny way. Always taking care of everyone else. Mr rogers will be missed!
He was a good man and a great teacher so glad I got the honor of knowing him … Prayers for the family so sorry for Ur loss
The Erwin Community has lost a great friend, neighbor, and past-educator in the passing of Harold. Harold was my Biology teacher at Erwin High. Over the years, he was a big part in our reunions and provided us with much information in locating our students. He never missed a meeting; nor, did he miss a reunion. This past March 21st, the reunion committee members of the 1963 graduating class surprised him with a 79th birthday breakfast. My deepest condolences to each of his family. May God comfort each of you.
Phillip and Joyce D. Evans
Harold was a good man and educator. I feel blessed to have known him. He was nice to me. May he rest in peace and may God comfort him and his loved ones.
It was a pleasure working with Harold. I could always count on him to help out with activity buses and school buses. He shared a lot of good ideas on administrative matters with me. My prayers are with his family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this time of loss. Harold was a wonderful person and he will be missed. Nell W. Robinson and Cathy Robinson and Nancy Robinson, Beth Jaekle and Jane Robinson.
We are sorry for your loss. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.
A great administrator and a great man.
We will all see him again someday!
May God Bless his family!
I graduated from Erwin HS in 1979. I come to know Mr. Rogers from laying out of school. Many years later while working as a deputy for the Buncombe County Sheriffs Department I responded to an alarm at Erwin HS. Mr. Rogers also responded and recognized me and laughed. He just smiled and said ‘so this is where you ended up ‘ over the years I have had many conversations with Mr. Rogers and he loved the Erwin Community and Erwin HS. The community lost a good man who can never be replaced. Today is truly a sad day. May God bless Mr. Rogers family….RIP Mr. Rogers.
Harold Rogers was one off the nicest teachers a Clyde A, Erwin High school, I also had him for my Biology teacher in 1963. He will always be remember for that wonderful smile on his face and being so friendly to everyone. We are so sorry for your loss. You will be in our thought and prayers, I’m sure he will be smiling down from Heaven.
My prayers are with the family…R.I.P Mr. Rodgers
We always said Harold should run for office….he knew everybody! We learned a lot about how to deal with students by noting his firm, fair and friendly methods. It was a blessing and a privilege to work with him.
Prayers for you and your family.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family in this time of sorrow. Harold was a special person.
Sorry to hear about the passing of Mr. Rogers .. He was an amazing man to sit and talk too .. Last seen him at Happy Hill … He never forgets you face or name .. Will be Greatly Missed .. Prayers go out to the Family …
He was a wonderful man as well as a great teacher. He was a friend to all who knew him. The Erwin community will miss him.
Best teacher I had in high school and a good friend
A great man.
What an honor to have an asst principal like Mr Rogers. He was a great man and well respected at Erwin and in the community. May God be with his family at this time.
Cindy – Your dad was such a great individual and touched so many lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of loss.
I am another Erwin High School student who was fortunate to know Mr.Rogers and have a friendship with him that never ended. Each time our paths crossed we caught up on everyone we both knew. He loved to talk about ‘Erwin kids’ and his words always gracious and positive. I am sure he is so happy to know how truly important his life, friendship, encouragement, discipline, quick smile and huge heart meant to each of us. His earthly body may have failed him but his new one is perfect….so is his reward. Thank you for everything Mr. Rogers.
Cindy, I am so sorry for the loss of your Dad. He was a wonderful man and I have many fond memories of him and of you! He will be greatly missed. Blessings to you and your family.
We saw Mr. Rogers at KFC in Weaverville a few months back. It was really good to see him and talk with him about ‘Erwin days’. May God be with you at your time of loss.
Cindy, I am so sorry for the loss of your Dad. He was a wonderful man and I have many fond memories of him and of you! He will be greatly missed. Blessings to you and your family.
I am so sorry for your loss. May God,s peace and comfort be with you at this time. My prayers are with you.
i am so sorry for your loss. Mr Rogers was a good teacher when I was at Erwin (67-71).
Over the last few years I have had the honor to have become friends with him.
May God rest his soul
so sorry to hear about Mr. Rogers passing. He was my Biology teacher and that was when I realized how much I loved Science. Thank you mr. Rogers for your dedication and years of service. Prayers for comfort and peace for his family and friends. I never realized in 1959 when he was my teacher that he was only 9 years older than me.
We treasure our memories of Mr. Rogers not only from Erwin High, but also the many times we saw him over the years. His leadership at Erwin and in the community was an example for all to follow. We are thinking of the family during this sad time.
Mike and Kathy Redmond
May God Bless all of Harold’s family.He will be missed badly. I know we had good times meeting the’ ole gang’ at breakfast. It was his idea and was always there.
The Erwin area has lost someone who truly knew everyone there. He loved you all so much. May his soul rest in peace and know he did a good job while here on earth.
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. My late husband (Coach Mack Bowman) and I were friends with Harold for many, many years. He was such a great educator and man. He will be missed. He left us with such a legacy.
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Mr Rogers. I graduated from Erwin in 1975. Mr Rogers taught me the meaning of respect, which I will carry with me for the rest of my life. He was a blessing to the entire Erwin community.
So sorry to hear of Harolds passing. I had him as a teacher at Erwin and live in neighborhood so would keep in touch via grocery store and retired school employee meetings. He will be missed.
RIP Mr. Rogers. I had you for drivers ed. & saw you every day that I went to ERWIN. I also lived in your neighborhood (West Buncombe) & saw you a lot at your house. Saw you in the grocery store 6 years ago & you recognized me & came up to me & said hello I didn’t see you but like I said you saw me & made it a point to come up to me & thanked me for my service in the Army. I was in the class of 68 & to have you say that meant so much to me. Now to your family I would like to Thank them & you for your years of dedication to ERWIN.
Cindy, I remember your dad with much fondness. He always had a bright smile with a twinkle in his eyes. He always seemed to have a happy upbeat attitude. When my boys were small and you were small the adults would stay up late playing hearts, spades or yatzee. If at my house all children were asleep and your dad would always be leaving with you in his arms.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Harold Rogers. Thoughts and prayers for your family. Will always remember him as a constant presence during my years at Erwin (68-72).
Very sorry to hear about Harold Rogers’ passing. I met him in the 1960’s when he would announce at Erwin sporting events. My dad, Bill Williams coached girls basketball those years. He and Harold were fast friends and dad always enjoyed teaching driver’s education with him. Dad would often tell humorous stories of their times spent together at Erwin. I enjoyed seeing him a couple of years ago at Lowe’s in Asheville and catching up on some old times. I always liked his friendly demeanor and his quick smile. I’ll always have good memories of him. God bless you all in your time of grief.
You our in our prayers. Remember your father very fondly. He was always a gentleman.
Mr. Rogers was an assistant principle when I was in high school and also was my moms science teacher when she was in high school. He will be missed.
Mr. Rogers was a kind, caring, smiling, positive, and inspirational man. Any school would have been lucky to have him as an Educator, Bus Driver or Vice Principle.. But fortunately for us, it was Erwin. He knew me & my family..like everyone else that came through that school. He always took the time to ask how you were doing, or just give you that smile… He will be missed. Thank you for your service to our community. God Bless his family, Rest in Peace.
Prayers for his family!!! Thanks for your service to the community and Erwin high
He was a great man had him for driver ed
I am so sorry for your loss to each and everyone of the family members! Mr. Rogers was a very wonderful man, a kind and loving person to each one that he knew. He never met a strange and was loved by so many; he will truly be missed by all. I am so glad that this is not the end for I will see you again and until then…
Will always remember him fondly, especially the years spent working with him at Erwin. Rest easy Harold.
Harold was a sweet man and will be missed by our family. He was part of our Christmas Eve celebration for many years and always brought a smile on his face (and a veggie plate to share). He touched many lives in the Erwin Community, but for our family, Christmas Eve will not be the same without his presence.
so sorry I was one of his students danced with him at prom in 1973 rip
He was a neat man. Liked him emmensely. I never had him as a teacher but felt I could call him friend when I would see him. He knew more about my family than I knew, in a nice way. He was a gentle soul. May God know his heart.
Cynthia,
So sorry to hear about your dad…he was a sweet and wonderful man, and I will never forget greeting him in the halls of Erwin High….and more importantly…him greeting me with a smile. I was with you in the class of \’82, and want you to know, I can relate with the grief you are feeling. You are in my prayers….may God give you comfort.
Anita Carter King
Sorry for your loss.
Samuel A. and Sharon R Moore
Class of ’69 Erwin High School
So sorry for your loss. You and your family will be in my prayers during this time of grief.
I am another one from Erwin who remembers Mr Rogers and how nice he always was. I worked in the office my senior year and he was always coming in with a smile and a kind word. Class of 72.
Dear friends and family of Harold!
Helen and I have known Harold for many, many years and have always enjoy the times we were able to talk with him!
Harold was always a pleasure to talk with!
We are very sorry to hear of his passing! We are very certain that he is in Heaven with GOD and his FRIENDS AND FAMILY!
MAY GOD BE WITH HAROLD, HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!
A flood of sweet memories came rushing in just to think of Mr.Rogers. He remained to be the kind and caring man of great example all these years beyond our days at Erwin. Alsways smiling and wanting to catch up on the latest news in our lives since our last chance encounter. We are very saddened to know of his passing. We already miss him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Harold,
You were an awesome Teacher with a sense of humor. I known that you helped so many troubled teens, at least while i was there. I only wish that there were more teachers out there like you! You have touched and helped so many lives you are not even aware of. I wish I could have told you all this in person, but life happens. Thank You! You were my friend and instructor. I hope your family finds comfort in knowing how much you were loved as an Educator and friend.
Cindy, I keep thinking of you and in my heart keep sending you ‘heart hugs’. Harold was so special and we loved him too. Blessings to you during this tender time. You are in our thoughts and prayers and I love you.
An absolutely wonderful person, and a one of a kind educator. We can only hope and pray that there are more teachers like Mr. Rogers. Always a smile and a kind word. Thoughts and prayers for the family of this much loved man. May God give you strength and peace at this time. Please know that Mr. Rogers gave a lot of his students the strength and guidance they needed to get through difficult times. I was one of them. I will never forget him. Class of 1983.
We were so sorry to hear about Mr. Rogers passing. He was a great teacher and principal at Erwin with a kind heart who was always encouraging all students. We need more educators just like him. He will be missed in our community! Continued prayers for his family.