My brother Roger was 13 months younger than me, so growing up we almost always shared a bedroom together. I remember hanging out in the neighborhood with Rog, and with Danny, Ann and Frank Wiley, our next door neighbors in Wausau.  I think Ann was sweet on Rog.  I remember Rog and I would wrestle in our beds, while having the usual brotherly arguments and fights.  Which one time led to me having a broken arm!  We attended confirmation class together at our church.  But we also got into a lot of mischief together.  One time Rog took my completed 1909-1957 penny collection and spent it all on candy at the local Seven Eleven store, boy was I pissed!  But what I remember most, in all the years growing up in Wausau and Janesville, is that I had a great, amazing and awesome brother.  Even while losing his sight during these years, he overcame day to day obstacles and learned to adjust of live, work, and play with his friends and family.
Our Lord performed a miracle on Rog some years ago when he had very serious intestinal issues, and all hope seemed lost.  But with the determined efforts of his nephew, Kevin Behm, and his medical team at Mayo Hospital, along with many, many prayers from family and friends, Rog was given many more years to be with us.  I truly believe Rog became stronger in his faith, and as a result, is spending a glorious eternity with our Lord, and we will all be together again one day.
I would like to quote C.S. Lewis, "Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny".  Rog was by far, the most extraordinary son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend that anyone could have ever imagined.
In loving memory,
His brother Rick

There were several winter breaks from college that Matt and I (Chauncey) drove Big Rog down to Orlando for a blind technology conference in early/mid-January that made many fun memories of escaping the Wisconsin winters and hanging with dad.

The one memory that sticks is a playoff game between the Packers and Eagles in 2004 where we decided to go out to eat during the game, so we went and got buffalo wings and watched the game at a local Hooters restaurant.   The game was being broadcast on DirecTV and if any of you have been around Big Rog during a sporting event you know that his radio broadcast can be several seconds ahead of television and if it is satellite or cable it can be an even longer delay.  During several critical momentum-shifting plays during the game, Big Rog blurted out the details ahead of seeing them on the TV... "Oh my, an interception. God dang it Farve what are you doing?" Big Rog would say... Matt and I would then 3 seconds later watch Brett Farve throw a bad pass leading to an interception.  There was an epic 4th and 26 to go completion that Donovan McNabb made and I can remember Matt and I both yelling "shut the up, Dad!"  
Other patrons in the restaurant could overhear Big Rog and I could tell it was making them upset as well.  At the time it was frustrating to watch the Packers lose in the playoffs, but the memories of Rog cheering or cussing a few seconds before the ball was even snapped will stay with me forever.  Love you Dad... Even when you spoiled the outcome for me.