The Late Mr. Ambrose Andrew Kpaka Rogers

Passed: March 9, 2022

Mr. Ambrose Andrew Kpaka Rogers went on to be with His Lord and Savior on March 9, 2022, in California. He is survived by Judy Lansana Rogers and his family including His children, Mohamed Rogers, Foday Kpaka Rogers, David Rogers, and Ambrose Rogers Jr; His grandchildren Sarah, Ambrose, Thalia, Iyanna, and Armani Rogers

He is also survived by his brothers and sisters: Mrs. Sally Parker and family, Mrs. Adama Jumu and the honorable Mr. Eric Jumu, and family, Mr. John Borbo Rogers and family in Florida, and Mr. Paul Idriss and family in Maryland.

Nephews Mr. Emil Rogers and family and Mr. Rogee Rogers and family in California, Dr. Baimba Rogers in Sierra Leone.

Other nieces, nephews, and grandchildren including Abiebatu Kaikai, Theresa, Umu-Hawa, Mohamed, Emil Jr, and Alfred Rogers; Bandajuma, Mori -Sheku, and Dauda Gbujama in California and a host of other nieces, nephews, and grandchildren in Sierra Leone and Abroad.

The Tucker Families of Sumbuya, the Rogers families of Massam Kpaka, the Minna, Swaray families of Pujehun. Paramount Chief Foday Musa and the Rogers families of Bo and Freetown. The Kpaka families of Mandeima, Ambassador Soulay Daramy.

The Parson family of Sumbuya. The Massaquoi family of Pujehun. The Kaikai and Jah families of Pujehun.

Ambrose Andrew Munda Kpaka Rogers was born in Pujehun to Mr. Foday Kpaka Rogers and Madam Baindu Tucker on March 9th, 1947. He attended the Catholic elementary school in Pujehun and passed his Selective Entrance to go to UCC in Bo. He later went to the Technical Institute in Freetown and became a Mechanical Technician. Ambrose knew how to repair any car. He worked as a production Manager at Sierra Leone Flour Mill and later worked for the Treasury Department in Sierra Leone before he left for the US in 1974.

He graduated from San Francisco State University in San Francisco.

He worked at several posts in the US including General Electric in San Jose.

He started his career with the State of California at the Lanterman Developmental Center in Pomona California as a Food Service Worker and then transferred to The California State Prison in Lancaster California as Assistant Food Manager in 1993. He retired in 2010 as Correctional Food Manager at the largest prison in the state of California- the Kern Valley State prison in Delano California.

He was a showman. He believed in looking good.

He loved his family and friends. He believed that all his family should be educated.

He will be dearly missed by his family.

We love you but God loves you best.

May your soul and the souls of all the faithful departed Rest in Perfect Peace till we meet again.