ED ROGERS

Born: Sept. 14, 1912, Taylor, Texas

Died: May 1, 2002, at his Sunnyvale home

ODB career: Helps organize ODB and becomes headwaiter, 1983; member of ODB board of directors, 1985-2002; ODB president, 1986; named Sunnyvale Citizen of the Year, 1989; receives Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 1994; honored by the Episcopal Diocese, 1995; designated a "hometown hero" by KNTV, San Jose, 1996; volunteers regularly, 1983-2000; attends ODB anniversary reception, April 2002.