Jack Rogers is a fourth generation Fremont resident with long standing ties to
Warm Springs and the Mission Districts.On his Fathers side, Jack’s Great Grandfather arrived in the SouthBay
and settled in Sunol in the late 1860’s where, in 1871, his grand father Joe
Rogers was born.In 1901 Joe Rogers
purchased the General Store in Mission San Jose and was appointed Postmaster, a
position he held until his death in 1940.On his mother’s side, his grandfather, Jack Goularte, was the foreman of
the Curtner Ranch in Warm Springs.Later
Jack Goularte purchased his own ranch at the top of Curtner Road, where the Higuera Adobe is
located.
In 1972 Jack Rogers and wife Maria were married in the
Centerville District. They have two sons Nicholas and Matthew.Jack is a product of local schools; first
attending school in the Centerville School District, then Washington High, then
on to Chabot College and California State University Hayward, where I received
a BS Degree in Business Administration andBS Degree in Recreation Administration.He taught at Chabot and OhloneColleges and has recently
retired from 32 years of employment with the City of Fremont.While with the City he managed the City’s Central
Park operation, then moved on to Director of Recreation and
retired from the position of Maintenance and Recreation Services Director.For the last ten years of his employment he
managed the City’s second largest Department consisting of some 220+
full time employees and 400+ part time/seasonal employees.In this position he was responsible for a
staff that maintained all assets owned by the City of Fremont (streets, parks, buildings, fleet
operations, etc.) and for the delivery of recreation services.
Jack has been active in many community activities; most
recently serving as President of Niles
(Fremont)
Rotary, serving as a managing Director for the “Celebrate Fremont” 50th
Anniversary Committee while working on events for WashingtonHospital
and Starstruck Theater