Aug 14, 2009

AZ historian, ‘Times Past’ writer passes away

Williams Lane Rogers was born Dec. 29, 1944, in Salt Lake City. The 30-year Arizona resident chose to go by "Lane" because there was already a somewhat-famous "Will" Rogers in the world. Rogers, who died July 30 at the age of 64, would leave his own lasting impression on those who knew him, starting with a 23-year-old girl responding to a job ad in 1977.