Roger Brouk Has Davis ’39

Rog died peacefully July 6, 2004, in Charlottesville, Va., where he had been living in retirement since 1983.

His business career spanned 37 years. His first job, with Douglas Aircraft, was interrupted by World War II when he entered the Air Force, from which he eventually retired as a lieutenant colonel and with the Legion of Merit. Through the years he was involved with corporate financial, administrative, and operations management and planning. Perhaps that's why, after retirement, Rog was asked to assist with the reorganization of the U.S. Postal Service in Washington, a challenge that resulted in several important changes to help bring operations into state-of-the-art corporate management.

His retirement was spent fishing with his sons, working on his cabin in the Blue Ridge, and helping sail his son's 42-foot sloop in and between the Bahamas and Chesapeake Bay. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and served as finance committee chairman of St. John's Episcopal Church.

Rog is survived by his wife, Geraldine, their daughter and two sons, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. By all, he is remembered as a beloved family man. We offer them our sincere sympathy in their loss.

The Class of 1939