I'm so sorry to hear that Roger passed away. I only met Roger twice, separated by something like 6-7 years, and both when I was in Harrisburg calling the dance before going to Pinewoods. I didn't get a lot of time to talk to Roger either time, but we talked long enough for him to give me a dance (which I still have on an index card in his handwriting) and for me to have a lasting impression of what a delightful gentleman he was. I don't see it in Bob's collection, so I thought I would share it as well.

Jack

Chain Against the Grain – Roger Auman Becket
CW/L

A1 Circle Left ¾
N Sw

A2    w/N Promenade across, shift right
         after crossing the set, loop out to the right one place to face new couple
              Circle RIGHT 1x

B1 L Diagonal Ladies Chain to partner
Straight across, ½ Hey ladies start by R Shoulder

B2 P B&S

On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 7:28 PM Bob Isaacs via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi All:

Most of you probably didn't know Roger Auman, who passed away earlier this week. Roger was a longtime avid contra dancer, a fine caller, an inventive choreographer, and most of all, as nice a person as you could ever hope to meet. We would cross paths at dances in Princeton, Philly, Bethlehem, and many other places, and for several years we had this routine; I would come up to him at the break, and ask "What do you have today?" and he would show me a new dance every time. It was fun to watch him progress from first-timer efforts to good to outright winners. Attached are some of the gifts he left us.

Roger hailed from Reading, PA, and if you happen to be at the nearby Birdsboro contra dance tomorrow, we will dance several of his to remember him. For those of us in the Mid-Atlantic region who knew him well, he will be truly missed -

Bob

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