Larry was born on February 5, 1943. His parents were Royal and Shirley Patch Rogers. Larry's father was fighting in the second World War when Larry was born. Later on in the war he was killed in action. Larry never knew his father. He was raised by his grandparents, Mark and Katy Patch, on the Patch farm in Johnson. His grandparents instilled a lot of family values in Larry's life, which were very apparent throughout his life. Larry worked on his grandparents farm throughout his teen years. He graduated from high school in 1961. Later that year he married Betty. In 1962 Larry and Betty moved to Randolph Center. Larry went to Vt. Technical College, for agriculture. After college he farmed in Rutland, Richmond and in 1969 we moved back to Johnson to work on the J.A. Maxham farm (formerly the Patch farm). In 1970 Larry went to work for the Town of Johnson, then went to work for Frank Dodge & Sons for four years. When Frank and his family moved to Colorado to work, Larry went back to work for the town. He worked for the Town for twenty five years. Larry enjoyed working for the town throughout the years. But his main fear in the winter was hearing we were going to have an Ice Storm. I'm sure his co. workers could tell quite a few stories about Larry and ice.

Larry and Betty raised three children, Royal, Sandra, and Cheryl. Sandra and Cheryl both married, and each have two children. Royal still lives at home.

Larry enjoyed being with his family, working on the antique tractors and going to tractor pulls. He also liked driving around the neighborhood on his tractor, visiting with the neighbors. Larry lost his ten month battle with cancer on November 14, 2002.

Larry will be missed by all who knew him.