More detail on this person: Carlyle W. "Bud" Rogers Jr LEWISTON -- Carlyle W. "Bud" Rogers Jr., age 61, a resident of East Road, Fayette, died peacefully on Oct. 30, 2010, at Central Maine Medical Center, following an extended illness resulting from a motorcycle accident on April 30 of this year. Bud was an officer of the Army and a member of the Patriot Guard. Bud was born in Jackson Heights, N.Y., on July 28, 1949, to Carlyle W. and Lorena (Brown) Rogers Sr. He joined the Army after high school, serving as a chief warrant officer and helicopter pilot during the Vietnam conflict. Bud was the recipient of the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, 28 Oak Clusters, Air Medal, and the Bronze and Silver stars. Bud went on to graduate from Cameron University and subsequently received master's degrees from both the University of Oklahoma and Centenary College. Throughout much of his career, Bud was employed as an executive in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. He retired to Maine in 2005. Survivors include sons Carlyle W. Rogers III of Valencia, Calif., and Christopher S. Rogers of Taylor, Texas; granddaughters Mya, Caetterina, Anika and Bella; and brothers Richard L. Rogers of Tallahassee, Fla., and William A. Rogers of Grove, Okla. Memorial services honoring Bud's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, with Pastor Richard Cullen presiding at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home. The United States Army Honor Detail will conclude the services. Family and friends are invited to visit one hour prior to services for a memorial gathering at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home, located at 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston; phone (207) 784-4023. Burial will be private. Donations in Bud's memory may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project at 7020 AC Skinner Parkway, Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
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