Johnnie Rogers Obituary

Johnnie Calvin Rogers of 116 Springs Cove, Louisville, CO, died at his home on January 12, 2008. Johnnie was born on August 22, 1948 in San Francisco, CA to Alfred and Evelyn Crouse Rogers. They moved to Colorado Springs when he was six months old and he moved to Louisville in 1999. He married Paula Shugrue Rogers on October 2, 1999 on Pikes Peak. Johnnie served in the Navy form 1967 to 1971 and graduated from The Colorado College with a degree in Business Administration in 1974. He was a Certified Public Accountant and worked for Trichak, Trainor and Tillmas CPAs in Colorado Springs until 1978 when he became the City auditor for Colorado Springs where he served until 1986. During that time he was appointed as a trustee for the Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado. In 1986 he became the Executive Director of FPPA, a position he held until 1993 when he became a partner in Stonebridge Partners, a marketing firm specializing in non-traditional investment products. In 1998 he joined Berger Funds/Janus/INTECH Institutional Asset Management. He was vice President for Sales to Public Funds west of the Mississippi. He retired in January 2007. Johnnie had an intense love of family and golf. He was a great Rockies fan and closely followed Oklahoma State basketball. He belonged to the Colorado Hill Climb Association and drove an open wheel racecar in races across Colorado including his favorite, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb which he drove many times. He is survived by his wife Paula of Louisville, his daughter Chelsea Green (Shawn) of Colorado Springs, sons Dylan (Catherine) of Fort Collins and Zack (Joy), and their children Noelle, Aidan and Sophia of Lafayette, and his step-daughters Corey Rosen of Durango, CO and Jenna Rosen of Sydney, Australia. Also surviving are cousins Margie, Jeff, Robin, Roger and Martha McMillian all of Stillwater, OK, and Bob Crouse of Colorado Springs. Donations may be made to the Longmont Humane Society. Reception to honor Johnnie will be held at the Coal Creek Golf Course Club House, 585 West Dillon Road, Louisville, CO, on Saturday, January 26, 2008 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.