Obituary published on Legacy.com by Legacy Options Funeral and Cremation Services, LLC – Fort Myers on Jun. 26, 2026.
John Wimberley “Jack” Rogers, Proud Miami University Alumnus, Former CEO of United Parcel Service Dies at 92
Jack died suddenly at his home in Fort Myers, FL on June 16, 2026, after attending a social gathering with friends. He was born in Oxford, OH on June 29, 1933, to Erma Wimberley and Hilbert Rogers. Hilbert died when Jack was 5-years old and to make ends meet, his mother rented rooms to Miami University students forcing Jack, his sister and his mother to share a small room. He started working at 8 years old to help with the family financially- bagging groceries and setting bowling pins. He attended
McGuffey School in Oxford after which the family moved to College Corner near Oxford. There he attended College Corner High School where he excelled in sports and graduated with a class of 14 students. After high school Jack enrolled at Miami University, played on the basketball team and was an active member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He left school from 1954-1956 to serve in the Army stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
During their senior year at Miami, Jack and Sue Morten, met at Omar’s Tent while on Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale. He often said the best thing he ever did was to sit next to her by chance the day they met. She was truly the love of his life. They both graduated that year. Jack earned a degree in Business Administration and joined UPS as a management trainee because he felt the company had great potential for growth. He was tasked with sorting packages, loading trucks and making deliveries as part of his training.
Following their marriage in 1958 the couple started moving around the country and as his responsibilities at UPS grew, so did their family, having 4 children in a 6-year period. His career at UPS started in Cincinnati, Ohio then took him to Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey and Connecticut before settling back in Summit, NJ where the family finally put down roots. Summer vacations with the family during this period were always back at his mother’s farm in College Corner where extended family and friends would gather from near and far.
Jack took great pride in his company and was especially proud of the friendships he and Sue enjoyed with other UPSers throughout their life. During his time as Chairman and CEO from 1984 to 1989, Jack guided the company’s evolution from a domestic American trucking company into a global air logistics powerhouse launching UPS International Air Service in 1985. UPSers remember Jack as decisive, thoughtful, humble and driven. His rise to CEO included several important jobs along the way including National Operations Manager which he considered his favorite role. From 1980 to 1984 he joined others in negotiations with Teamsters Union leaders. Jack believed that the biggest risk to the ongoing success of UPS would be a bad contract with the union so he did all he could to work towards win-win contracts. Even as he rose through the ranks at UPS, he carried himself with quiet humility and a very clear sense of his ability to impact the lives of others. Growing up poor taught him how to handle success with grace, gratitude, and a grounded perspective.
Jack was a sports fanatic and was inducted into the Preble County, OH Hall of Fame in 2003 for his high school athletic achievements in track, basketball and baseball. He was a NY Giants season ticket holder, a devoted NCAA basketball fan (he attended the Final Four Tournament many times), and he watched every Miami football or basketball game he could stream. Golf was a passion throughout his life. He was a longtime member of Canoe Brook Country Club (Summit, NJ), Fiddlesticks Country Club (Fort Myers, FL) and was a charter member of Old Florida Club (Naples, FL). He loved playing golf with the “Roundtable” at Canoe Brook and with his many friends at Fiddlesticks. He was glued to the TV any time a PGA tour event was broadcast with his favorite tournament being the Masters. His family imagines that as soon as he got to heaven, he gave Sue a big hug and a kiss then went off to play golf with his lifelong childhood friend Bob Gilmore.
After retirement, Jack and Sue divided their time between Summit, NJ and Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers, FL. The cousins have fond memories of being together with Grandma and Grandpa Rogers at their homes where they would always find a keg of beer flowing, Jack’s famous homemade pizza and where there was money to be made putting for gold dollars.
Jack and Sue possessed a deep passion for philanthropy and dedicated their time for decades supporting causes that empower underserved communities. It started for Jack in 1959 when his boss asked him to run the first UPS United Way campaign in Cincinnati. Although always active in United Way fundraising his focus later in life was The Bobby Nichols Foundation which he helped start in 1992 along with other like-minded Fiddlesticks Country Club members. The core mission of this impactful foundation is to help abused and at-risk children in Southwest Florida by raising funds for local children’s charities. They were active in the Miami University Alumni Association throughout their married lives together and many younger family members graduated from Miami, as well, including 2 of their granddaughters.
Jack was predeceased by his beloved wife of 65 years, Sue Morten Rogers, and his youngest child, Carol Rogers Driscoll. He is survived by sons David Rogers (Heather) and Peter Rogers (Judith), daughter Jane Grewcock (David) and sister Marjorie Brown (Pete), 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was happiest when surrounded by family.
A Memorial Mass will be held at the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord located at 8121 Cypress Lake Dr, Fort Myers, FL on August 7, 2026, at 11:00 am. A luncheon will follow. A private family burial will be held at Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, OH.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Bobby Nichols-Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation, 15391 Canongate Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33912.
Arrangements for John W. Rogers will be provided by Legacy Options Fort Myers.