Obituary: David “Tiger” C. Rogers, 56

David “Tiger” C. Rogers of Cortlandt Manor, NY died after a courageous 5-month battle with metastatic kidney cancer on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. He was 56 years of age.

Mr. Rogers was a highly regarded leader in the software technology industry in the area of customer success/client relationships. Most recently, he worked for SMARSH in NYC before his illness.

Mr. Rogers was born in Bryn Mawr, PA on Dec. 7, 1963, to Dr. Honour Howe and David Rogers.

He graduated from The Shipley School (PA) in 1982. And he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from St. Bonaventure University (NY) in 1989 and 1991 respectively.

Mr. Rogers honorably served his country as a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corp from 1984-1988 as an aircraft ordinance technician.

He was an active member in the West Point Army A-Club and the national organization, Irreverent Warriors, devoted to helping prevent veteran suicide. He was a member of numerous industry-related professional organizations.

On a winter’s day, Dec. 10, 1994, he and Sarah Fowler (formerly of Adams, NY) were married at Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, NY.

Mr. Rogers will be remembered for his generosity and kindness to others, his leadership and mentoring acumen, his ability to create connections and build relationships, his love of cooking and baking bread, his amazing gardens (vegetable and flower), his incomparable tailgates at West Point football games, his devotion to his wife, his love of his dog….and his overall passion for life…his joie de vivre for all things.

He is survived by his spouse of 26-years, Sarah Fowler-Rogers and their fur-baby Abigail (Cortlandt Manor, NY); his mother, Honour Moore (Radnor, PA), brothers Christian Moore (Colorado Springs, CO) and Philip Moore (Philadelphia, PA). His stepfather, Rev. Rudolph Moore passed before him. He is also survived by his mother and father in-law, Pamela and Karl Fowler (Henderson, NY); brother-in-law Karl Fowler, Jr.; several nephews and a niece: Zachary, Rhett and Patrick Fowler (NY), Brandon and Grace Moore (CO); and one great-niece (Lilliana) and two great-nephews (Chase and Declan).

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to:
https://www.irreverentwarriors.com/
The mission of Irreverent Warriors is to bring veterans together using humor and camaraderie to improve mental health and prevent veteran suicide

http://vetalitycorp.org/
The purpose of VETality is to reintegrate US military veterans into society through education, training and career networking thereby increasing veteran employment.