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Daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Dale Evans wrote about the life and death of Robin Rogers, in a book entitled, Angel Unaware.∼By Anonymous::: When I was very young I borrowed a book from my Mum. She was not only surprised that I had borrowed it but also that I had loved reading it so much.
- Cheryl Rogers
- Linda Lou Rogers
- Roy Rogers Jr
- Robin Elizabeth Rogers
- Dodie Rogers
- Mimi Rogers
- Debbie Rogers
- Sandy Rogers
- Tom Fox
Rogers married his second wife Grace Arline Wilkins in 1936 after meeting in Roswell, New Mexico. The couple adopted daughter Cheryl in 1941 from Hope Cottage in Texas. Cheryl, along with her siblings, grew up enjoying time with their father's beloved horse Trigger. She also made appearances in some of her father's films as a young child, including...
Two years after Rogers and Grace welcomed Cheryl into their lives, Grace gave birth to baby Linda Lou. Linda grew up to become the wife of a minister, her husband of over 40 years, Gary Johnson. Sadly, Gary passed away in 2008. He's survived by their numerous children and grandchildren. Linda continues to live in her home state of California.
Roy Jr or "Dusty" as he's more commonly known, is the only biological son of Roy Rogers. His mother Grace passed away due to complications from childbirth shortly after he was born. Dusty appeared on his parents' NBC show The Roy Rogers Show as a child and even grew up to become his father's manager and trustee of the Roy and Dale Evans Rogers Chil...
Though Roy and Dale had met on a film set, they didn't fall in love until after his wife Grace passed away. The only child Dale gave birth to during her marriage to Roy was baby Robin. She was born with down syndrome and passed away from complications with the mumps before her second birthday. Dale wrote the book Angel Unaware in her honor.
Dodie was the youngest of all of Roy and Dale's children. Dodie is of Native American descent and was adopted when she was just 7 months old. She grew up to marry a NASA employee, Jon Patterson, and they had a daughter named Kristin who now has children of her own.
Marion Fleming was born in Edinburgh, Scotland where she was discovered by Roy and Dale in a children's home. She stepped forward to sing a song for the couple and they were so impressed they wanted to bring her home with them. She was invited back to their home in California for the holidays and didn't go back to Scotland until she had her own chi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsc—qq5wWo Deborah Lee Rogers was adopted by Roy and Dale after becoming an orphan during the Korean War. Sadly, she passed away when she was just 12 years old in a bus accident in Los Angeles with other children from her church.
John David "Sandy" Rogers was adopted shortly after the loss of Robin when Roy and Dale were visiting an orphanage. He entered into the U.S. Army but sadly choked to death in a military hospital where he was serving in Germany when he was just 18 years old.
Tom Fox was the biological son of Dale and her first husband. He was raised by Roy and Dale. Tom, who passed away in 2012, was a school teacher and music minister. Editor's note this article was originally published on Jan 8, 2021: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Roy Rogers had 8 children instead of 9. We regret the error...
Roy and Dale proudly welcomed daughter Robin Elizabeth into the world. But they had no time to celebrate this spectacular day. Doctors outright told the couple to avoid getting emotionally close to Robin.
Their 12-year-old daughter, Deborah Lee “Debbie” Rogers, was killed in a traffic accident while riding on a bus in 1964 and their 18-year-old son, PFC John David “Sandy” Rogers, died in 1965 shortly after being admitted to a military hospital. Roy and Dale lived into their upper eighties.
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Apr 11, 2014 · Published April 10, 2014 at 6:29 PM MDT. Listen • 5:24. StoryCorps/Utah Public Radio. Daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Cheryl Rogers Barnett talks with her husband Larry about her famous parent's legacy of not only fame but fighting against social norms and loving their family's differences.
May 9, 2004 · Dale and Roy both had children from previous marriages, and they adopted more, with an emphasis on children with special needs. One of their daughters, Robin, was born with Down syndrome.
Dec 14, 2022 · Grace and Roy’s daughter, Linda Lou Rogers, was born in 1943. Unlike her sister, Cheryl Darlene, Linda Lou didn’t have much screen time in her father’s films. She is one of Roy Rogers’ children who kept her reputation of staying out of the spotlight. She enjoys quality time with her family and grandchildren at their lovely home in California.
