Randolph "Russ" Charles Rogge

Randolph (Russ) Charles Rogge of St. Michaels, Md, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 12, 2022, at the age of 76. Russ is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy Meddaugh Rogge; sons, Michael Charles Rogge (Heidi) of Cumming, GA, Christopher Ford Rogge (Caroline) of Summerville, SC, Matthew David Randolph Rogge of St. Michaels, MD; grandchildren, Nicholas Charles Rogge, Noah James Rogge, Harper Madeline Rogge; and several nieces and a nephew. Russ is preceded in death by his parents, Randolph Francis Rogge and Madeline MacMakin Rogge, and brother, Robert Douglas Rogge. Russ was born on September 24, 1946, in Englewood, NJ. He attended Tenafly High School (Tenafly, NJ) and graduated from Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA) with a BS degree in Business Administration in 1968. After college, Russ married Marie Jean Ford of Cresskill, NJ. (Russ and Marie divorced years later after having two children and remained close life-long friends.) He entered the Navy and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant while serving for three years. After the Navy, Russ attended and graduated with an MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business in 1974. Russ was recruited to work at Richardson-Vicks in Wilton CT, where he worked in marketing on beauty care products such as Oil of Olay, Pantene & Clearasil. He then moved to Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, working as a Vice President of Marketing and in 1995 to Scott Paper Company in Philadelphia, PA, as Executive Vice President of North American Marketing until he retired in 1996. In 1979, Russ met Nancy while working at Richardson-Vicks, and they married on May 22, 1982, in Bridgewater, CT. They first lived and enjoyed many fun nights and weekends on Candlewood Lake in Connecticut. They also lived in Harrison, OH; Kennett Square, PA; and finally moved and retired to St. Michaels in 1996 where they enjoyed being on the water, golfing, and taking trips on their boat, Down The Hatch. Russ enjoyed many things in life. He loved boating, music, concerts, sports, especially the Yankees, Bud Light, golf, making plans (yes, he loved planning for himself and others even if they didn’t ask for it…his favorite words of advice were “If you fail to plan, plan to fail”), travelling - especially cruises, playing all kinds of games, and, most of all, spending time with Nancy, his family, and friends. Russ was a caring, kindhearted, supportive, generous man who loved his family and friends with all his heart. He will be greatly missed, but we are grateful we have wonderful memories to last forever. A private family ceremony will be held, and the family plans to have a celebration of Russ’ life in 2023 for extended family and friends. In Lieu of flowers, please send any donations to St. Michaels Community Center at www.stmichaelscc.org. Take it easy, Honey, Bigs, Russ, Rusty, Dad, Grandpa, Cappy, Uncle Russ, Mr. Russ, Mr. Rogge, Roggs…We Love You!

Randolph "Russ" Charles Rogge

September 24, 1946 - December 12, 2022