Volume XXXV, Number 2
Aloha, and welcome to the March issue of Seawords! This month, we celebrate the life and contributions of Rick Rogers, a pilot, archivist, and friend of the MOP program who passed away on February 22, 2020. Rogers worked as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines from 1987 to 2010, when he retired and began working for the airline as a Consultant Archivist. This job allowed him to combine his creativity with his passion for history. Rogers was described as ‘a Renaissance man’ by his coworkers, who lauded his curiosity and inventive mind. In addition, Rogers was active in MOP; he never missed a Maritime Symposium, and occasionally assisted in the field school for the Maritime Archaeology Surveying Techniques program. Ann Botticelli, who leads an organization with which Rogers worked frequently, stated that “He curated our archives with care and loved to share what he knew. He was a passionate protector of history, an aviation enthusiast, an author, and a marine archeologist.” He will be dearly missed.
Zada Boyce-Quentin, Seawords Editor and Alyssa Mincer, Associate Editor
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