John David (Sandy) Rogers, who was adopted by Roy Rogers, died at the age of eighteen in a military hospital in Germany, according to the United States Army spokespeople. It was established that the death was caused by asphyxiation as a result of vomiting. For Rogers and his wife, Dale Evans, this was the second devastating event; the first was the bus-car collision in 1964, when their adopted Korean daughter, Debbie Rogers, was killed.

Adopted at the age of five, John David was born in 1947. He has just taken part in exercises in Germany after joining the United States Army in 1964. He was taken to the U.S. Army dispensary at Helmhausen after complaining of illness, where he was examined twice and found to be in good health. Tragically, he passed away early Sunday after inhaling some of his own vomit.

The Rogers family has taken refuge to their ranch in Apple Valley after suffering a series of tragedies, the most recent being the 1952 death of their biological daughter, Robin Elizabeth. Six of John David’s siblings remain in his family. Funeral arrangements and the return of his body from Germany are still in the works.

John David (Sandy) Rogers, who was adopted by Roy Rogers, died at the age of eighteen in a military hospital in Germany, according to the United States Army spokespeople. It was established that the death was caused by asphyxiation as a result of vomiting. For Rogers and his wife, Dale Evans, this was the second devastating event; the first was the bus-car collision in 1964, when their adopted Korean daughter, Debbie Rogers, was killed.

Adopted at the age of five, John David was born in 1947. He has just taken part in exercises in Germany after joining the United States Army in 1964. He was taken to the U.S. Army dispensary at Helmhausen after complaining of illness, where he was examined twice and found to be in good health. Tragically, he passed away early Sunday after inhaling some of his own vomit.

The Rogers family has taken refuge to their ranch in Apple Valley after suffering a series of tragedies, the most recent being the 1952 death of their biological daughter, Robin Elizabeth. Six of John David’s siblings remain in his family. Funeral arrangements and the return of his body from Germany are still in the works.