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20-0 at halftime. The opposing
coach threw a coke over his head.
All Steve had to say to his team in
the locker room was, “Did you see
that coach?” Munday won 28-20
and tied for district. Satisfaction.

In 1980, the family “settled down”
on Jancy’s dad’s farm north of
Petersburg and began investing in
the lives of students at Petersburg
ISD. Jancy was a third grade
teacher, which she loved. She Steve & Jancy's family at their 50th anniversary
was blessed to have wonderful every community where
mentors and teaching partners. they lived, and Steve was
“Everything you do affects lay leader of Petersburg
someone,” she noted. Later, she Methodist until it closed
taught reading intervention where a few years ago. They
she found that taking ample time, are now active at First
with no deadlines, provided slow Methodist in Plainview,
but steady improvement and was where Steve teaches the
extremely rewarding.
Koinonia Sunday School
Steve was assistant varsity football class. Both are involved Brannon, Steve, Ty & Kirk
coach and coached many sports in outreach ministries.
in junior and senior high, with While serving at the wife, Kari, have five children:
several of the teams including clothes closet recently, Jancy, a Emily, Kassady, Eli, Kole,
their sons. He was able to enjoy cancer survivor herself, was able and Jackson.
being part of their lives as their to pray for a lady who was in her
teams made football play offs; second round of chemotherapy. The Rodgers have done a bit of
Brannon played in and Kirk was For ten years, Steve led the RVing, Jancy reads and sews, and
manager for two state basketball Coaches Outreach Bible Study. Steve golfs and fishes a little. But
tournaments; Brannon won third Still investing. the best time they spend is with
in state in pole vault; and Kirk Brannon led the Coaches Bible their grandchildren. What Coach
went to state in cross country. Study at Crosbyton. The parents and Mrs. Rodgers have invested in
Proud coach. Proud parents. so many young (and older) people
are proud of the servant leaders over the years is paying dividends
Coach Rodgers was respected for their sons have become as coaches, in God’s kingdom. Thanks, Coach
investing in all of his students. teachers, husbands, and fathers. and Jancy, for helping make our
Once, after practice, a student Brannon is now head coach part of the world a better place.
came up to Coach Rodgers and at Sundown and Kirk coaches
said, “I’m here for my hug. You alongside
yelled at me, and you always give him.
us a hug after you do.” That is a Brannon Medicare Supplements
fitting description of the and wife
devoted Coach. Misty have
a son, David B. Lewallen
Steve and Jancy retired from Ty, and a independent agent
full time teaching in 2004 but daughter,
continued to teach half time until Aubrey.
2815 74th St
P.O. Box 53957
2011. They were active in church in Kirk and lubbock, texas 79423 lubbock, texas 79453
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