08/19/2026
We have lost another larger than life personality, and a Gentle Giant in our RC Community. Sadly Bill "HighTower" Roger's past away earlier this week. If you ever had the pleasure of meeting Hightower you know he was always a pretty out going person who had no issues helping you on or off the track. Whether it was running the Off-Road Track at the old Welland Fairgrounds, the oval at Mad Maxx FleaMarket or rolling out the carpet at Merriton Community Center, R/C Niagara Indoor he always did it with a smile on his face and with lots of laughs. He was a very intimidating presence around the tracks if you didn't know him, but the truth was he was a big teddy bear. Hightower will be greatly missed not just by the RC Community, but by all his friends he made along the way. I personally had tbe chance to get to know Bill over the years through good and bad he was always the same, Happy Go Lucky. The Team here at The Canadian Onroad Nationals, want to send our deepest condolences to his wife, two kids, and the apples of his eye, his grandkids.
You will be missed.
It is with broken hearts; we announce the passing of Bill Rogers (Hightower). Peacefully, surrounded by love, Bill passed away on Friday August 14, 2026. Beloved husband of Cathy whom he shared 56 wonderful years. Loving father to his daughter Charlene (Tom) and his son Mike (Rachael). L...