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'''Loretta Anne Rogers''' ({{née}} '''Robinson'''; April 13, 1939 – June 11, 2022) was an English-born Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist who was a director of [[Rogers Communications]]. She was the wife of [[Edward S. Rogers Jr.|Ted Rogers]], the company's founding president and CEO. In 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated her net worth at US$5.5 billion.<ref name=Forbes>{{Cite web|title=Loretta Robinson|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/loretta-robinson/|website=[[Forbes]]|date=March 2, 2015}}</ref> |
'''Loretta Anne Rogers''' ({{née}} '''Robinson'''; April 13, 1939 – June 11, 2022) was an English-born Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist who was a director of [[Rogers Communications]]. She was the wife of [[Edward S. Rogers Jr.|Ted Rogers]], the company's founding president and CEO. In 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated her net worth at US$5.5 billion.<ref name=Forbes>{{Cite web|title=Loretta Robinson|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/loretta-robinson/|website=[[Forbes]]|date=March 2, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
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Rogers was born on April 13, 1939, in [[London]], England.<ref name=Hasselt>{{Cite book|author=Caroline Van Hasselt|title=High Wire Act: Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wt8ulI7RV9oC&pg=PT83|access-date=May 23, 2019|date=March 17, 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-73974-7|page=83}}</ref> She was the younger child and only daughter of [[Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere]], and wife Maysie Gasque (died 1989). Her father was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who was granted the hereditary title of [[Baron Martonmere]] in 1964. He served as [[Governor of Bermuda]] from 1964 to 1972. Her mother, Maysie Gasque, was an American with ties to [[F. W. Woolworth Company]] through her uncle-in-law [[Hubert T. Parson]], who served as Woolworth's president; thus making Gasque an heiress to the Woolworth fortune.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-a-beautiful-soul-rogers-family-matriarch-loretta-anne-rogers-dies-at/ | title=Loretta Rogers, co-founder and director of Rogers, was a bridge between family members | first=Alexandra | last=Posadzki | work=[[The Globe and Mail]] | date=2022-06-11 | access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref> |
Rogers was born on April 13, 1939, in [[London]], England.<ref name=Hasselt>{{Cite book|author=Caroline Van Hasselt|title=High Wire Act: Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wt8ulI7RV9oC&pg=PT83|access-date=May 23, 2019|date=March 17, 2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-73974-7|page=83}}</ref> She was the younger child and only daughter of [[Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere]], and wife Maysie Gasque (died 1989). Her father was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who was granted the hereditary title of [[Baron Martonmere]] in 1964. He served as [[Governor of Bermuda]] from 1964 to 1972. Her mother, Maysie Gasque, was an American with ties to [[F. W. Woolworth Company]] through her uncle-in-law [[Hubert T. Parson]], who served as Woolworth's president; thus making Gasque an heiress to the Woolworth fortune.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-a-beautiful-soul-rogers-family-matriarch-loretta-anne-rogers-dies-at/ | title=Loretta Rogers, co-founder and director of Rogers, was a bridge between family members | first=Alexandra | last=Posadzki | work=[[The Globe and Mail]] | date=2022-06-11 | access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref> |
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She married [[Edward S. Rogers Jr.|Ted Rogers]] on September 25, 1963.<ref name=Macleans>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2008|url=http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/edward-samuel-ted-rogers/|title= Edward Samuel 'Ted' Rogers|website=Maclean's|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> Together, they had four children: Lisa, [[Edward S. Rogers III|Edward]], Melinda and Martha.<ref name=Macleans /> |
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Rogers held a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree from the [[University of Miami]].<ref name=Hasselt /> She has received honorary doctorates from the [[University of Western Ontario]], [[Ryerson University]], and the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-07 |title=Loretta Rogers - Honorary Degree Ceremony |url=https://www.president.utoronto.ca/loretta-rogers-honorary-degree-ceremony/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Office of the President |language=en-CA}}</ref> |
Rogers held a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree from the [[University of Miami]].<ref name=Hasselt /> She has received honorary doctorates from the [[University of Western Ontario]], [[Ryerson University]], and the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-07 |title=Loretta Rogers - Honorary Degree Ceremony |url=https://www.president.utoronto.ca/loretta-rogers-honorary-degree-ceremony/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Office of the President |language=en-CA}}</ref> |
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Rogers died at her home in [[Toronto]] on June 11, 2022, at the age of 83.<ref>[https://www.mymcmurray.com/2022/06/11/loretta-rogers-passes-away-at-83/ Loretta Rogers passes away at 83]</ref><ref name="CanPress-obit">{{cite news |title=Loretta Rogers, family matriarch and longtime telecom director, dead at 83 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/loretta-rogers-obituary-telecom-director-1.6485871 |access-date=11 June 2022 |work=CBC News |agency=Canadian Press |date=11 June 2022}}</ref> |
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== Rogers Communications == |
== Rogers Communications == |
Loretta Rogers
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Born | Loretta Anne Robinson (1939-04-13)April 13, 1939 |
Died | June 11, 2022(2022-06-11) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Miami (BFA) |
Occupation | Director of Rogers Communications |
Spouse |
(m. 1963; died 2008) |
Children | 4, including Edward Rogers III |
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Loretta Anne Rogers (née Robinson; April 13, 1939 – June 11, 2022) was an English-born Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist who was a director of Rogers Communications. She was the wife of Ted Rogers, the company's founding president and CEO. In 2015, Forbes estimated her net worth at US$5.5 billion.[1]
Rogers was born on April 13, 1939, in London, England.[2] She was the younger child and only daughter of Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, and wife Maysie Gasque (died 1989). Her father was a British Conservative Party politician who was granted the hereditary title of Baron Martonmere in 1964. He served as Governor of Bermuda from 1964 to 1972. Her mother, Maysie Gasque, was an American with ties to F. W. Woolworth Company through her uncle-in-law Hubert T. Parson, who served as Woolworth's president; thus making Gasque an heiress to the Woolworth fortune.[3]
Rogers held a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Miami.[2] She has received honorary doctorates from the University of Western Ontario, Ryerson University, and the University of Toronto.[4]
Rogers had served as a non-independent director of Rogers Communications Inc. since December 1979. She was also a director of Rogers Media Inc., Rogers Telecommunications Inc., Rogers Cable Inc., and Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.[5]
Rogers' only son, Edward Rogers III, is the chairman of Rogers Communications and the Rogers Control Trust, which controls the majority of the voting shares of Rogers Communications.[citation needed]
Her daughter Melinda Rogers-Hixson founded Rogers Venture Partners, the technology investment arm headquartered in San Francisco. She is the vice-chair of the Rogers Control Trust.[1][6]
With her husband, Ted Rogers, she established the Loretta A. Rogers Chair in Eating Disorders at Toronto General & Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network, where she served on the foundation board from 2005, and where the Ted Rogers and Family Chair in Heart Function was established in 2009.[7] This was complemented by the Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in Heart Function in 2012.[citation needed]