Rogers Burton Finch (1920 - 2006)

Born 16 Apr 1920 in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Ellen (Hine) Finch — married 3 Jan 1942 in New York, United States

Died 5 May 2006 at age 86 in 202 Brooksby Village Dr, Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Rogers was born in 1920. He was the son of Cecil Finch and Barbara (Hine. He passed away in 2006.

He married Barbara Hine on 3 January, 1942 in New York. Their children were David Rogers Finch, John Richard Finch, Steven Alan Finch, Kathyn Ann Finch and Elizabeth Gale Finch.

Rogers passed away on May 5, 2006 in Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts followed with burial at the Broadalbin-Mayfield Rural Cemetery, Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 APR 1920

Place: Broadalbin, Fulton Co., NY^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 05 MAY 2006

Place: 202 Brooksby Village Dr, Peabody, Massachusetts

Note: Retirement Home^[2][3] .

Burial

Burial:

Place: Broadalbin Cemetery, Broadalbin, Fulton Co., NY

Object:

Format: JPEG

Title: 2006 Rogers Burton Finch grave

File: C:\Users\Pete Shew\Documents\The Master Genealogist v8\Exhibits\2006 Rogers Burton Finch gravestone.jpg

Note: 2006 Rogers Burton Finch gravestone, Finch Family Plot,, Broadalbin Cemetery, Fulton County, NY

Note: "Rogers Burton Finch, BG US Army, World War II, Apr 16, 1920 - May 5, 2006, Legion of Merit, Meritorius Service Medal" He is buried in the Finch Family Plot in section 5.^[4]

Event

Event:

Type: Obituary

Date: 13 JUN 2006

Note: "Rogers Burton Finch of Peabody, MA, died May 5, 2006 after a short illness.

Born April 16, 1920 in Broadalbin, New York, he married Barbara Ellen Hine of Gloversville, New York in 1942. He was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. During World War II, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps as Chief of Heavy Textile Research and Development, retiring from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1975 with the rank of brigadier general. Among his military decorations are the Legion Commendation Medal, and Meritorious Achievement Medal.

His career accomplishments include Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering; Chief of the U.S. Scientific, Technical, and Economic Mission, Rangoon, Burma; Director of Research, Associate Dean of the Hartford Graduate Center, Dean of the School of Science, and Vice President for Planning of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chief of University Relations of the Peace Corps; Executive Director of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and Executive Vice President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

He served as U.S. delegate to the Pan American Federation of Engineering Organizations; President of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives; Vice President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations; and officer and board member of the American Society of Association Executives. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York and a Certified Association Executive. In 1985 he received the Key Award, the highest national honor given by the American Society of Association Executives.

He was a member of Theta Chi, Tau Beta Pi, and many military, professional, historical, patriotic, and genealogical societies. His activities included family history and genealogy and he was a licensed amateur radio operator with interests in emergency communications.

He is survived by wife, Barbara; sons, David R. Finch and Steven A. Finch; daughters, Kathryn A. Finch and Elizabeth Finch McCarthy; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Son, John R. Finch died in 1994.

Donations may be sent in his memory to North Shore Medical Center Foundation, 81 Highland St., Salem, MA 01970."^[5]

Marriage

Husband: Rogers Burton Finch

Child: David Rogers Finch

Child: John Richard Finch

Child: Steven Alan Finch

Child: Kathyn Ann Finch

Child: Elizabeth Gale Finch

Marriage:

Date: 03 JAN 1942^[6]

Sources

• Created by: Beth Finch McCarthy, Added: 22 May 2010, Find A Grave Memorial 52709244, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52709244/rogers-burton-finch
• Source: S12 Title: Gravestone & Cemetery Records Abbreviation: Gravestone & Cemetery Records
• Source: S26 Title: Obituary Abbreviation: Obituary

1. ↑ Source: #S12 Page: Gravestone in the Finch Family Plot, Section 5, Broadalbin Cemetery, Broadalbin, NY
2. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: The Leader Herald, Gloversville, NY, June 13, 2006 CONT http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/ Note: Rogers Burton Finch of Peabody, MA, died May 5, 2006 after a short illness. CONT CONT Born April 16, 1920 in Broadalbin, New York, he married Barbara Ellen Hine of Gloversville, New York in 1942. He was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. During World War II, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps as Chief of Heavy Textile Research and Development, retiring from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1975 with the rank of Brigadier General. Among his military decorations are the Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Medal, and Meritorious Achievement Medal. CONT CONT His career accomplishments include Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering; Chief of the U.S. Scientific, Technical, and Economic Mission, Rangoon, Burma; Director of Research, Associate Dean of the Hartford Graduate Center, Dean of the School of Science, and Vice President for Planning of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chief of University Relations of the Peace Corps; Executive Director of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and Executive Vice President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. CONT CONT He served as U.S. delegate to the Pan American Federation of Engineering Organizations; President of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives; Vice President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations; and officer and board member of the American Society of Association Executives. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York and a Certified Association Executive. In 1985 he received the Key Award, the highest national honor given by the American Society of Association Executives. CONT CONT He was a member of Theta Chi, Tau Beta Pi, and many military, professional, historical, patriotic, and genealogical societies. His activities included family history and genealogy and he was a licensed amateur radio operator with interests in emergency communications. CONT CONT He is survived by wife, Barbara; sons, David R. Finch and Steven A. Finch; daughters, Kathryn A. Finch and Elizabeth Finch McCarthy; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Son, John R. Finch died in 1994. CONT CONT Donations may be sent in his memory to North Shore Medical Center Foundation, 81 Highland St., Salem, MA 01970.
3. ↑ Source: #S12 Page: Gravestone in the Finch Family Plot, Section 5, Broadalbin Cemetery, Broadalbin, NY
4. ↑ Source: #S12 Page: Gravestone in the Finch Family Plot, Section 5, Broadalbin Cemetery, Broadalbin, NY
5. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: The Leader Herald, Gloversville, NY, June 13, 2006 CONT http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/
6. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: The Leader Herald, Gloversville, NY, June 13, 2006 CONT http://www.ancestry.com/search/obit/ Note: Rogers Burton Finch of Peabody, MA, died May 5, 2006 after a short illness. CONT CONT Born April 16, 1920 in Broadalbin, New York, he married Barbara Ellen Hine of Gloversville, New York in 1942. He was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. During World War II, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps as Chief of Heavy Textile Research and Development, retiring from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1975 with the rank of brigadier general. Among his military decorations are the Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Medal, and Meritorious Achievement Medal. CONT CONT His career accomplishments include Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering; Chief of the U.S. Scientific, Technical, and Economic Mission, Rangoon, Burma; Director of Research, Associate Dean of the Hartford Graduate Center, Dean of the School of Science, and Vice President for Planning of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chief of University Relations of the Peace Corps; Executive Director of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; and Executive Vice President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. CONT CONT He served as U.S. delegate to the Pan American Federation of Engineering Organizations; President of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives; Vice President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations; and officer and board member of the American Society of Association Executives. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York and a Certified Association Executive. In 1985 he received the Key Award, the highest national honor given by the American Society of Association Executives. CONT CONT He was a member of Theta Chi, Tau Beta Pi, and many military, professional, historical, patriotic, and genealogical societies. His activities included family history and genealogy and he was a licensed amateur radio operator with interests in emergency communications. CONT CONT He is survived by wife, Barbara; sons, David R. Finch and Steven A. Finch; daughters, Kathryn A. Finch and Elizabeth Finch McCarthy; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Son, John R. Finch died in 1994. CONT CONT Donations may be sent in his memory to North Shore Medical Center Foundation, 81 Highland St., Salem, MA 01970.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Pete Shew for creating WikiTree profile Finch-1136 through the import of Jacob Shew 364 descendants Gedcom.ged on Aug 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Pete and others.