Gary Rogers, former Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream chairman, has passed away
Mr. Rogers and William F. Cronk turned Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream into the best-selling ice cream company in the United States.
T. Gary Rogers, former chairman and CEO of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream for 30 years, passed away on May 2, 2017. He also served as a chairman of Safeway Inc., the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and Levi Strauss & Co.
Mr. Rogers was born in Stockton, Calif., on June 5, 1942 and spent his youth in Marin County. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. In 1963, he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was on the crew team. He was named UC Berkeley All University Athlete that same year and rowed in the 1964 U.S. Olympic Trials.