Memorial service: 11 a.m. Sunday at Moore Funeral Home.
Michael was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, on Oct. 17, 1974. He graduated from Lamar High School in Arlington. His passion for life was his daughter, Alyssa; they were each other's "everything."
He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Carl Rogers, and grandfathers, Lloyd Nelson and Earl Rogers.
Survivors: Mother, Gloria Rogers; daughter, Alyssa; stepmother, Deborah Rogers-White; grandmothers, Lillian Nelson and Hellen Rogers; sisters, Leanne Rogers-Dreadin and Kendra Rogers; brother, Deven Rogers; step-daughter, Ashlynn Theurer; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.