Henley worked alongside Rogers in efforts to overcome the pandemic.
He called the doctor steadfast in his efforts to protect the community, even once he contracted the virus in late December.
“The resolve that he had to keep fighting, even from his hospital bed, staying the course to make sure people wear their masks, make sure people social distance,” Henley said. "It's just devastating that someone who fought so hard for all of us, that this took his life."
In his absence, Henley said community leaders planned to fight with even greater determination.
In the vaccination hub Rogers helped to advocate for, the county has vaccinated 2,000 people.