Rogers served in Combat Engineers in the Far East during WW II. In 1946, he began a 28-year career with Republic Steel, becoming District Manager not only in Alabama but also Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In 1975, he was appointed a member of the Executive Reserve, Department of Commerce, by the Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D.C. In 1985, Ill. Rogers received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Montevallo in recognition of his many contributions to Alabama and the nation.
Raised a Master Mason in Acipco Lodge No. 855, Birmingham, in 1946, Ill. Rogers embraced Freemasonry wholeheartedly, served the Grand Lodge of Alabama as Grand Marshall, and held important offices in a variety of Masonic organizations. Among them were: the Shrine, Order of Eastern Star, Rainbow, DeMolay, York Rite, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Order of Scotland and, most of all, the Scottish Rite.
Made a Master of the Royal Secret in 1950 in the Valley of Birmingham, his outstanding work as a ritualist and promoter of Scottish Rite programs caused him to be elected a K.C.C.H. in 1959, coroneted a 33° in 1963, and crowned an Active Member of The Supreme Council in 1975, serving until 1993. Elected Grand Minister of State, he also served as a member on the Ritual Committee.
Grand Commander Kleinknecht was represented at a memorial service for Ill. Rogers by Ill. William M. Hutcheson, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Georgia, joined by Ill. Karl F. Reed, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Alabama. In offering condolences to the widow and family of Ill. Rogers, Grand Commander Kleinknecht expressed the feelings of all the Brethren by saying: "Jim was devoted to the cause of Freemasonry. An esteemed advisor to The Supreme Council, he led the Masons of Alabama and guided and nurtured the Scottish Rite's Childhood Language Disorders Program to establish five clinics for children with communication problems. In all his work, he gave his best in service to others and gained the respect and admiration of all his Masonic Brethren."
Raised a Master Mason in Acipco Lodge No. 855, Birmingham, in 1946, Ill. Rogers embraced Freemasonry wholeheartedly, served the Grand Lodge of Alabama as Grand Marshall, and held important offices in a variety of Masonic organizations. Among them were: the Shrine, Order of Eastern Star, Rainbow, DeMolay, York Rite, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Order of Scotland and, most of all, the Scottish Rite.
Made a Master of the Royal Secret in 1950 in the Valley of Birmingham, his outstanding work as a ritualist and promoter of Scottish Rite programs caused him to be elected a K.C.C.H. in 1959, coroneted a 33° in 1963, and crowned an Active Member of The Supreme Council in 1975, serving until 1993. Elected Grand Minister of State, he also served as a member on the Ritual Committee.
Grand Commander Kleinknecht was represented at a memorial service for Ill. Rogers by Ill. William M. Hutcheson, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Georgia, joined by Ill. Karl F. Reed, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Alabama. In offering condolences to the widow and family of Ill. Rogers, Grand Commander Kleinknecht expressed the feelings of all the Brethren by saying: "Jim was devoted to the cause of Freemasonry. An esteemed advisor to The Supreme Council, he led the Masons of Alabama and guided and nurtured the Scottish Rite's Childhood Language Disorders Program to establish five clinics for children with communication problems. In all his work, he gave his best in service to others and gained the respect and admiration of all his Masonic Brethren."
Rogers served in Combat Engineers in the Far East during WW II. In 1946, he began a 28-year career with Republic Steel, becoming District Manager not only in Alabama but also Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. In 1975, he was appointed a member of the Executive Reserve, Department of Commerce, by the Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D.C. In 1985, Ill. Rogers received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Montevallo in recognition of his many contributions to Alabama and the nation.
Raised a Master Mason in Acipco Lodge No. 855, Birmingham, in 1946, Ill. Rogers embraced Freemasonry wholeheartedly, served the Grand Lodge of Alabama as Grand Marshall, and held important offices in a variety of Masonic organizations. Among them were: the Shrine, Order of Eastern Star, Rainbow, DeMolay, York Rite, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Order of Scotland and, most of all, the Scottish Rite.
Made a Master of the Royal Secret in 1950 in the Valley of Birmingham, his outstanding work as a ritualist and promoter of Scottish Rite programs caused him to be elected a K.C.C.H. in 1959, coroneted a 33° in 1963, and crowned an Active Member of The Supreme Council in 1975, serving until 1993. Elected Grand Minister of State, he also served as a member on the Ritual Committee.
Grand Commander Kleinknecht was represented at a memorial service for Ill. Rogers by Ill. William M. Hutcheson, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Georgia, joined by Ill. Karl F. Reed, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Alabama. In offering condolences to the widow and family of Ill. Rogers, Grand Commander Kleinknecht expressed the feelings of all the Brethren by saying: "Jim was devoted to the cause of Freemasonry. An esteemed advisor to The Supreme Council, he led the Masons of Alabama and guided and nurtured the Scottish Rite's Childhood Language Disorders Program to establish five clinics for children with communication problems. In all his work, he gave his best in service to others and gained the respect and admiration of all his Masonic Brethren."
Raised a Master Mason in Acipco Lodge No. 855, Birmingham, in 1946, Ill. Rogers embraced Freemasonry wholeheartedly, served the Grand Lodge of Alabama as Grand Marshall, and held important offices in a variety of Masonic organizations. Among them were: the Shrine, Order of Eastern Star, Rainbow, DeMolay, York Rite, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Order of Scotland and, most of all, the Scottish Rite.
Made a Master of the Royal Secret in 1950 in the Valley of Birmingham, his outstanding work as a ritualist and promoter of Scottish Rite programs caused him to be elected a K.C.C.H. in 1959, coroneted a 33° in 1963, and crowned an Active Member of The Supreme Council in 1975, serving until 1993. Elected Grand Minister of State, he also served as a member on the Ritual Committee.
Grand Commander Kleinknecht was represented at a memorial service for Ill. Rogers by Ill. William M. Hutcheson, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Georgia, joined by Ill. Karl F. Reed, 33°, S.G.I.G. in Alabama. In offering condolences to the widow and family of Ill. Rogers, Grand Commander Kleinknecht expressed the feelings of all the Brethren by saying: "Jim was devoted to the cause of Freemasonry. An esteemed advisor to The Supreme Council, he led the Masons of Alabama and guided and nurtured the Scottish Rite's Childhood Language Disorders Program to establish five clinics for children with communication problems. In all his work, he gave his best in service to others and gained the respect and admiration of all his Masonic Brethren."
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