Philip Alan Rogers ’79

Phil died Dec. 31, 2005, several days after suffering a severe stroke.

Phil spent his early school years in England, becoming an excellent rugby player. His passion for rugby continued at Princeton, where he also played varsity soccer and was a member of Tiger Inn. A civil engineering major, Phil received the New Jersey Society of Civil Engineers Award at graduation. He met Ieva Miesnieks '80, the love of his life, at Princeton, and they married in 1985.

In 1979, Phil joined Mobil Corp. and then spent three years in Saudi Arabia managing plant construction for Aramco. On returning to New York, he first managed oil-futures trading and then petrochemical development for Mobil. Since 2001, Phil was senior vice president of EI Associates, an architectural and engineering firm he led alongside Guy Cipriano '78.

Phil enjoyed sports, but most of all loved spending time with his family and teaching his sons, Oliver (16) and Colton (5), the importance of sportsmanship and team spirit.

In addition to Ieva and the boys, Phil is survived by his parents, Alan and Waltraud Rogers; and his brothers, Martin '78 and Peter. Phil's family has established the Philip Alan Rogers Memorial Rugby Fund (www.

parmrfund.org). The class extends deepest sympathy to Phil's family and friends. His gentle kindness, sense of humor, positive outlook, and zest for life always will be remembered.

The Class of 1979