Roger A Fenton - a pen picture

Born 8 March 1951 in Waitara, married to Patricia Bright in Australia. Later married to Sherrie Price in USA, mother of their son Rangi.

Raised in Waitara, his primary education via Correspondence School sent to Western Samoa and admission to Waitara Central school on 20 July 1957, and approximately in March 1959 when his return to permanent domicile at 27 Blake Street, Waitara.

His employers at Rosemead in 2003
Anecdotes:Sportsman who excelled at school level and inter-school level at swimming, diving, uneven-parallel bars, soccer. He won the consecutive titles of Junior, Intermediate and Senior Cross-country champion at Waitara High School.
He worked very hard to attain University Entrance and then passed the Scholastic Aptitude Tests for entry into an American university, at a time when there were not scholarships available. Dad worked crazy hours to pay for his tuition and housing, etc.
Achieved representation at amateur wrestling at the Sydney Games in 1966? gaining a silver medal, City of Sydney and next year competed with the Taranaki team at the
Australian Championships


Achieved NZ representation at amateur wrestling in the inaugural Hands-Across-the-Sea exchange with Oregon State University where he later made the university team
Achieved Taranaki titles as he entered various divisions. Later gained NZ titles. Attended the trials for the Commonwealth Games Christchurch in 1974. Politics entered the foray. He won the division but a mature wrestler gained the representation and Roger returned to the USA.

Attained degree in Bachelor of Science (Physical Education) at OSU Taught on a year-exchange program set up between USA and Australia at Geelong High School in 1976 and married Patty.

Gained a degree in Electronic Engineering and worked for Southern Edison, California.
Married Sherrie Price, who is working hard to gain certification in aviation airframes.
Son, Rangi, was named after a mentor of Roger's, Rangi Martin of Waitara.

Back to his youthful years, Roger had an agreement with Waitara shopkeeper Alan Ellis. Assemble and paint and display model aircraft in the Quay Street shop, later moved around by Choc Eriwata's shop and get some models as a payment.
Along with Peter Priest, they made the pah lawns look beautiful as they were the mower boys during the late 1960's.