TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for  ROGERS, WAYNE  

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from February 13 to February 14, 2013

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ROGERS, WAYNE 

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Wayne J. Rogers, 62, born Dec. 16, 1950, a native of Bayou Blue, went to be 
with his Father in heaven Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. 

His body succumbed to cancer, the effects of exposure to the chemical Agent 
Orange during his service in Vietnam 1970-1971 in Con Thien on the D.M.Z. By 
the grace of God, he was able to come home from that war, as opposed to the 
thousands of his brothers who are named on The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. 
However, cancer caused him to become a casualty of that war after all.
After becoming aware of the effects of Agent Orange, but before the cancer 
diagnosis, he became an informal, yet passionate advocate for fellow veterans 
and their families. He helped many people navigate the bureaucratic red tape of 
the Veterans Administration.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Thibodaux Funeral Home. Visitation 
will also be from 8 a.m. until funeral time Friday at the funeral home. Funeral 
services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, 

with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Gray.

He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years come March 2013, Patricia "Pat" 
Durocher Rogers; daughter, Darcus Rogers Landry, her husband, Shawn Landry, and 
children, Emmy and Alyssa; son Blake Rogers, his wife, Rosalind Rogers, and 
children, Trishten and Gabriel; son Ryan Rogers, his wife, Michelle Rogers, and 
children, Jansen, Austin, and Jasiah; daughter, Lee Durocher Mott, her husband, 
Lorne Mott Jr., and children, Lauren, Kelly, and Ty.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Rogers and Muriel Trosclair 
Rogers; siblings, Judy Rogers Hebert, Jennifer Rogers Schwab and Raymond Rogers 
Jr.

Wayne was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service 
Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and 
Sharpshooter (Rifle).

Before becoming a voice for veterans, many young men knew his voice on the 
football field as "Coach Wayne" with TPR football. "My grand-maw was slow but 
she was old, and she had no legs," he would jokingly chide his offensive line.

Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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