Horace Rogers Jr.

Horace Rogers Jr., age 75 of Gary, Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022.  Horace was the first of four sons born to Edna Mae and Horace Rogers, Sr. on November 17, 1946.

Horace was a proud 1965 graduate of Tolleston High School where he was an athlete and member of the Hi-Y Club and The Pioneer Yearbook Staff.  After high school, Horace attended Arkansas AM&N College (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff).  It was there where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. as a Fall 1967 initiate of its Gamma Sigma Chapter.  He later served as president.

After graduating college in 1970, Horace served in the United States Army.  Upon leaving the Army, he entered the workforce being employed by various companies such as Sears, U.S. Steel Corporation, and the City of Gary.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Edna Mae and Horace Rogers, Sr.; brother, Billy Lee Rogers, and daughter, Monica Carol Rogers.  

Horace is survived by two daughters, TaLai (Daniel) Smith of Indianapolis, IN. and Talisa Rogers of Gary, IN; three sons, Brion Telly Rogers, Tremayne Rogers and Ryan Rogers, all of Gary, IN; two brothers, Calvin (Crystal) Rogers of New Albany, IN. and Wendell Rogers of Indianapolis, IN.; five grandchildren; four nephews and a host of other family members and friends.

Visitation will be Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Chapter Invisible Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. with Memorial Service at 12:00 p.m.  All services will be held at Ridgelawn Funeral Home 4201 West Ridge Road Gary, Indiana 46408.  

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