Gary W. Rogers

Seneca Falls- Gary W. Rogers, 74, passed away Thursday morning (March 21, 2024) in his home.

          Friends may call Saturday (March 30^th) from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Perkins-Ames Funeral Home in Gorham. A Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Little Church Cemetery, Hall, NY.

          Gary’s family encourages people who attend his services to wear clothing representing their favorite sports teams; but asks that they refrain from Red Sox or Steelers attire.

          Gary was born December 14, 1949 in Penn Yan.  Other than when he traveled while in the Army, he spent his whole life in the Finger Lakes region. He was the son of the late Warren and Sylvia McCann Rogers.

         Everyone living or passing through this area knew Gary, even if they didn’t know who he was.  He was the guy riding his bicycle almost every day, with sweatpants on and no shirt when it was hot out. He managed to log over 150,000 miles on his bike over the course of his life and averaged a minimum of at least 3000 a year for the past 40+ years.

          Gary loved all things sports related. Most of his time not spent on his bicycle was spent watching or reading about sports. He was a die-hard Yankees, Browns and Bruins fan. He loved Notre Dame football, UCLA basketball and followed Syracuse for all their sports teams. He loved sports so much that he also followed the local high school sports teams. Whatever time remained in the day was spent reading, exercising, watching his favorite shows or listening to music; and sometimes he’d be doing many of those things at the same time.

          Gary lived life to the fullest. If you saw him out at the bar, you’d think he was Norm from Cheers, the way people sang his name when he walked in. He was the star of the local, unaired, hit show “Everybody Loves Gary”, and he will be dearly missed.

          Gary is survived by his two sons, Scott and Brian Rogers; one brother, Alan “Buck” (Faith) Rogers of Waterloo; nephew, Chris Rogers of Geneva; nephew, Matthew Rogers of West Virginia; nephew, Jason Rogers of Waterloo; nephew, Seth Rogers of Los Angeles; niece, Brooke Colburn of Marion; grandson, Devin Rogers; granddaughter, Julia Rogers; and several cousins.

          Gary was predeceased by four siblings, John and Mark Rogers, Linda Wall and Lori DePillo.

          Please visit www.kenperkinsfuneralhome.com to send a condolence to the Rogers family.