ROGER P. KELLOGG ’44

Dr. Roger P. Kellogg, 94, of Rockport, MA passed away peacefully at his home on March 7, 2016, with his wife of 71 years by his side. He was the beloved husband of his high school sweetheart, Norma (Fitts) Kellogg. He was born in Northampton MA on September 30, 1921 to Henry Clifton and Carrie (Pierce) Kellogg. Roger graduated from Northampton High School in 1939 and from Williston Academy in 1940. He received his BA from Wesleyan University Phi Beta Kappa. His membership in the Sigma Nu Fraternity was a source of pleasure and pride for him all his life. Roger went on to study dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania where he obtained his degree in 1952. Roger enlisted and served his country honorably in WWII, serving in the 376 Heavy Bomb Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps as a 1st Lieutenant and Navigator in the B24 Liberator. He proudly completed 49 missions serving as lead navigator on 32. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 4 Campaign Ribbons, 5 Air Medals and 3 Presidential Unit Citations. After completing his education he returned to Northampton and joined his father’s dental practice where he pursued his profession for the next 35 years. He was an enthusiastic storyteller of his WWII experiences. He had a life-long interest in architecture and history. He loved music and he and Norma spent many happy hours listening to jazz and big bands in the company of their close friends.

Roger is survived by his loving wife, Norma Fitts Kellogg; four daughters, Kathryn and Nicholas Flynn of Northampton, Cynthia Kellogg and Donna Marie Robinson of Encinitas, Calif., Amy and Leo Chausse of Canton, Mass. and Elizabeth and Raymond Derouin of Enfield, Conn. He also leaves his seven cherished grandchildren, Regan and Caitlin Flynn, Justin and Elizabeth Chausse and Colin (Annie), Tyler and Kyle Derouin. He was predeceased by his beloved son, H. Clifton Kellogg II in 1967 and his half-brother, Henry Halstead Kellogg in 1986.