Rodger W. Durham, 75, passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2017. He was born in Greensboro, NC on December 31, 1941, to the late Dr. Carey W. Durham and Alberta Rodgers Durham.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017, in the First Presbyterian Church Chapel at 607 North Elm Street in Greensboro. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in Cannon’s Solarium located in the church.
Rodger is survived by his wife of 35 years, LuAnn Boyd Durham; daughter, Emily Durham Diy (Carlo) of Durham, NC; and son, Nathan W. Durham (Lisa) of Jacksonville, FL. They were the light of his life.
Rodger graduated from Greensboro Senior High (Grimsley), Davidson College, and Purdue University. He was a land surveyor, teacher, and program manager for North Carolina’s Floodplain Mapping Program in Raleigh.
He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
With Rodger’s declining health over the last eight years, we have missed his keen intellect. He had a depth and breadth of knowledge on the subjects of surveying and survey law, forestry and the outdoors, music, sailing, the Great Books, and philosophy.
A niece wrote a sweet sentiment upon learning of Rodger’s passing that she “pictured him hiking the heavens, surveying paradise.”
The family expresses sincere thanks to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, especially to the nurses, Dr. Feldman, Molly Lyle, Maria Donnell, and Beacon Place. Their help, along with Sara Shapiro’s, made it possible for Rodger to be cared for at home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27405.
Online condolences may be made through www.TriadCremationSociety.com.
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