[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E423-E424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING DOROTHY ``DOT'' ROGERS

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to recognize 
the honorable life of Dorothy ``Dot'' Rogers. Her daughter, Ann Rogers, 
Deputy Counsel at the U.S. House of Representatives, is a dear friend, 
and we appreciate her service to the country. My thoughts and prayers 
go to her family and friends.
  Her loving obituary has been published by the Everly-Wheatley Funeral 
Home:

       ``Born in Metairie, Louisiana, on January 12, 1930, to 
     Harold and Mae Iley, Dorothy Iley Rogers (known throughout 
     her life as Dot) quickly blossomed from a Depression-era baby 
     to a Renaissance woman. As a child, Dot was a swimmer and 
     scholar-athlete in New Orleans. She received her Bachelors 
     and Masters Degrees in Chemistry from Tulane University. She 
     went on to coach swimming and taught chemistry before meeting 
     her future husband while visiting her uncle, a Navy Chaplain, 
     on the south coast of France. Dot married Lieutenant James 
     Rogers in 1954.
       As a proud Navy wife, Dot handled her husband's frequent 
     deployments with determination and lots of chocolate 
     milkshakes. While living in Carmel, California, Dot modeled 
     for local fashion stores and discovered her talent for art. 
     She excelled in many media, including acrylics, oils, water 
     color, charcoal, and pastels.
       Perhaps Dot's proudest achievements came from raising her 
     two children, David and Ann. She assumed the roles of tutor, 
     cheerleader, coach, PTA president, and all-around

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     volunteer, taking her children on innumerable trips to the 
     Smithsonian museums. Favorites included the museum of Natural 
     History, home to the ooey gooeys (the human anatomy display), 
     and the Air and Space Museum where she was a docent on 
     opening day.
       She was also a skilled seamstress, sewing a significant 
     amount of clothing for her children--even after they left for 
     college. Halloween costumes were her favorite projects.
       Dot's interests were wide and fascinating. When James was 
     transferred to the Pentagon, Dot continued her art education 
     through Arlington Adult Education classes. She and James 
     enjoyed ballet at the Kennedy Center, Harry Belafonte at Wolf 
     Trap, and Bruce Springsteen concerts (13 of them) wherever he 
     was playing. One of her favorite memories was when Patty 
     Scialfa noticed her from on stage, smiled and waved. It's an 
     E Street thing.
       Dot never met a dog or a cat she did not love and had that 
     love returned. In her early 70s, she went to a local Jeep 
     dealer to finally buy her dream car and took her Golden 
     Retriever, Babe. She informed the dealership that she needed 
     to make sure whatever she selected was a comfortable fit for 
     her Babe. Ever after, she was proud and happy to drive around 
     town in her fire engine red Jeep Cherokee with Babe looking 
     majestic buckled up in the passenger seat.
       Dot lived a full, beautiful, and fulfilling life which she 
     enjoyed sharing with those close to her. She is survived by 
     her son, David, his wife, Betsy, and their son, Weston, and 
     her daughter, Ann. She is also survived by five nieces, one 
     nephew, a host of friends, and a glorious and diverse fanbase 
     through the tales and pictures shared by her loving children 
     and friends.''

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