- Jun 14, 2014
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Hello. I read all these posts, lol, I needed the laughs. Unfortunately, some of you were correct, Rogdochar kicked the bucket from the 50 yard line. I'm Lee, one of his nephews. Roger (James Roger Harrison DDS), age 77, passed away Saturday afternoon after a 2 week struggle following a bad stroke. I brought him his laptop so he could do computer stuff in the hospital but he wasn’t physically able after a couple days.
He did not suffer long and passed peacefully in his sleep on a morphine/versed drip. I won’t get specific, but he had chronic health issues and also got covid…a weak covid strain but it didn’t help matters. We tried to stay with him as much as possible, but the ridiculous covid rules made it difficult. I’m pissed at myself for not challenging that BS more. Guilt and bereavement are kissing cousins.
We are touched you all missed him enough to write him. He loved chatting here and mentioned some of your handles like Ox, LadyGat, Auggie.
I’ll tell you some things about who he was…
He was a dentist for most of his adult life. He struggled with Dental School due to a brain trauma from boxing, but graduated, starting a successful practice after doing charity dentistry in the Virginias (there’s a joke there about toothbrushes). He had a practice in Miami, Orange Park, then Callahan. Miami was his favorite due to the coral reefs. He was an avid diver and could tell you everything about any sea critter. It was like having David Attenborough, Jacques Cousteau, and Steve Zissou at your table. He disliked being a dentist as he hated causing patients pain, but he was a damn good DDS. I still have a filling and crown he did over 20 years ago, while most dentists’ work goes south a year or two after the guarantee period. He undercharged people, and often came in on weekends to see people sooner. He was rarely thanked for it but kept doing it.
My uncle was brilliant. He should’ve been a writer or industrial designer, he was always writing and left behind many journals full of witticisms and incredible engineering ideas. I’m going to make some time to publish his stuff and patent some of his inventions. He was often stubborn & difficult. He was unlucky in love…VERY unlucky in love. He was his own worst enemy, which is usually the case for the majority of us. But most importantly, he was a good man who deserved more from life and we loved him. I’ll miss his vivid stories and dad jokes.
There won’t be a wake for him. There should be, it’s just not feasible. I’m trying to convince everyone we should publish an obit. He did no funeral planning, just said he wished to be cremated. In a couple of weeks I’m going to take him to one of his dive sites in S. FL and sink him there so he can be among his beloved marine life, waltzing with the dance of the currents. And maybe he’ll wash up into some bikinis…he’d probably appreciate that.
I’ll check back here to see if anyone has any questions, or feedback on how to charter this expedition. Thank you for reading this & for keeping him company. This forum helped him more than you can know.
He did not suffer long and passed peacefully in his sleep on a morphine/versed drip. I won’t get specific, but he had chronic health issues and also got covid…a weak covid strain but it didn’t help matters. We tried to stay with him as much as possible, but the ridiculous covid rules made it difficult. I’m pissed at myself for not challenging that BS more. Guilt and bereavement are kissing cousins.
We are touched you all missed him enough to write him. He loved chatting here and mentioned some of your handles like Ox, LadyGat, Auggie.
I’ll tell you some things about who he was…
He was a dentist for most of his adult life. He struggled with Dental School due to a brain trauma from boxing, but graduated, starting a successful practice after doing charity dentistry in the Virginias (there’s a joke there about toothbrushes). He had a practice in Miami, Orange Park, then Callahan. Miami was his favorite due to the coral reefs. He was an avid diver and could tell you everything about any sea critter. It was like having David Attenborough, Jacques Cousteau, and Steve Zissou at your table. He disliked being a dentist as he hated causing patients pain, but he was a damn good DDS. I still have a filling and crown he did over 20 years ago, while most dentists’ work goes south a year or two after the guarantee period. He undercharged people, and often came in on weekends to see people sooner. He was rarely thanked for it but kept doing it.
My uncle was brilliant. He should’ve been a writer or industrial designer, he was always writing and left behind many journals full of witticisms and incredible engineering ideas. I’m going to make some time to publish his stuff and patent some of his inventions. He was often stubborn & difficult. He was unlucky in love…VERY unlucky in love. He was his own worst enemy, which is usually the case for the majority of us. But most importantly, he was a good man who deserved more from life and we loved him. I’ll miss his vivid stories and dad jokes.
There won’t be a wake for him. There should be, it’s just not feasible. I’m trying to convince everyone we should publish an obit. He did no funeral planning, just said he wished to be cremated. In a couple of weeks I’m going to take him to one of his dive sites in S. FL and sink him there so he can be among his beloved marine life, waltzing with the dance of the currents. And maybe he’ll wash up into some bikinis…he’d probably appreciate that.
I’ll check back here to see if anyone has any questions, or feedback on how to charter this expedition. Thank you for reading this & for keeping him company. This forum helped him more than you can know.
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