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4 unusual facts about Jerry D. Roe


Jerry D. Roe

He is the father of Jason Roe, a former chief of staff to United States Representative Tom Feeney and former deputy campaign manager of the 2008 presidential primary campaign of Mitt Romney; and Samantha Roe, formerly of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Roe is often relied on as a Michigan GOP historian, and is associated with the moderate "Milliken Republicans," named for the former governor whose term in office spanned all of Roe's stint as GOP state director.

During this period, Roe earned respect from leaders of both political parties, as evidenced by his appointment to the Michigan Historical Commission by both Republican Governor William G. Milliken and Democratic Governor James J. Blanchard.

"Even during his gubernatorial years, Milliken was not representative of his state party," said Roe of former Michigan Governor William G. Milliken.


15965 Robertcox

15965 Robertcox in an asteroid named in honor of Robert E. Cox (1917–1989), long-time editor of "Gleanings for Amateur Telescope Makers" in Sky & Telescope magazine, and neighbor, mentor and friend of the discoverer of the asteroid, James M. Roe.

25331 Berrevoets

It was discovered by James M. Roe at the Oaxaca Observatory on May 20, 1999.

66843 Pulido

It was discovered by James M. Roe at the Oaxaca Observatory in Oaxaca, Mexico, on November 1, 1999.

80451 Alwoods

80451 Alwoods is an asteroid named after Al Woods (1911-2004), a longtime friend and mentor of the discoverer, James M. Roe, and member of the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

A.V. Roe

A.V. Roe Canada - known as Avro Canada - Canadian subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley (the parent of Avro)

A.V. Roe and Company - generally known as Avro - British aircraft manufacturer founded by Alliott Verdon Roe

Cross Gates

The bus manufacturer Optare, formerly "Charles H. Roe Ltd", also had a factory on Manston Lane before it also closed in 2011 when they moved to Sherburn in Elmet, and the haulage company J Long & Sons are based on Sandleas Way.

Frank J. Dodd

The crowded field of 13 Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative James Florio, U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe, Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, Senate President Joseph P. Merlino, Attorney General John J. Degnan, and Jersey City Mayor Thomas F. X. Smith.

James Roe

James A. Roe (1896–1967), former U.S. Representative from New York

Jerry D. Page

Page was alleged to have revealed confidential bomb shortages in Vietnam and to have criticized defense policies of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara during an Air War College seminar for senior Air Force Reserve officers in December 1966.

Jerry D. Thompson

He has received numerous awards in recognition of his scholarship, including the Minnie Stevens Piper Fellowship; T.R. Fehrenback Award, by the Texas Historical Commission; Kate Broocks Bates Award, by the Texas State Historical Association; Gaspar Perez de Villagra Award, by the Historical Society of New Mexico; and Barry Goldwater Award, by the Arizona Historical Society.

As Thompson studied both men, he concluded that Cortina "completely overshadowed Benavides", for whom a Laredo elementary school is named.

Jerry Porter

Jerry D. Porter, General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene

John J. Degnan

The crowded field of 13 Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative James Florio, Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, New Jersey Senate President Joseph P. Merlino, U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe, and Jersey City Mayor Thomas F. X. Smith.

Joseph P. Merlino

The crowded field of 13 Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative James Florio, Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe, Attorney General John J. Degnan, and Jersey City Mayor Thomas F. X. Smith.

Juan Cortina

Juan Cortina and the Texas-Mexico frontier (1859–1877), by Jerry D. Thompson, Southwestern Studies, 1994 (ISBN 0-87404-195-3).

Philip L. Roe

Initially he worked in the field of missile aerodynamics and later shifted to CFD and devised the Roe solver for numerical computation of compressible flows with shocks.

He has developed approximate Riemann solver called Roe solver for compressible flows with shocks.

Philip Roe

Philip L. Roe, British professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan

Riemann solver

Roe used the linearisation of the Jacobian, which he then solves exactly.

Saenz v. Roe

All of the plaintiffs had alleged that they had moved into California to escape abusive family situations.

He cited Justice Bushrod Washington's interpretation of the latter clause in the famous case of Corfield v. Coryell and stated that this is what the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment had intended.

Saunders Severn

Severn was the last flying boat designed by S.E. Saunders Ltd before the take-over by A.V. Roe and John Lord late in 1928 that produced the Saunders-Roe, or "Saro", company.

Skip Away

After Skip Away was soundly defeated as a four-year-old by Formal Gold in the Philip H. Iselin Breeders' Cup Handicap at Monmouth Park and in the Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park, he was given a new rider, Jerry Bailey, who replaced Shane Sellers.

William F. Roe

Educated at home until aged nine, he then went to Christian Brothers School, Kilkenny, and later to University College Dublin and the Royal College of Science for Ireland.

He served for a long number of years on the National Executive of Muintir na Tíre.


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