Birth date: Aug 30, 1929 Death date: Feb 3, 2013
Dr. William Stanley Rokus, VMD, 83 passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Bill was born on Friday, August 30, 1929 in Mildred, Pennsylvania. He was th Read Obituary
I was 8 years old when I met Dr. Rokus. I had just moved to Virgina from New Mexico. He chased me around my aunt's stable with a syringe telling me I needed to have shots to live in Virginia. I will never forget his wonderful sense of humor or the way he cared for my beloved animals.
Dear Lori,
We were so sorry to hear about your Dad.Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Bob & Debbie Strange
Ecclesiastes 3 ~ A TIME FOR EVERYTHING ~
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
9 What do workers gain from their toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
Dear Jennifer – I have certainly enjoyed (minus his illness) hearing past history and following your father’s life during the past 11 years. Thanks for the memories ~ Take your well earned and peaceful rest Dr. William Stanley Rokus. Jennifer, may God continue to bless you and your family as you all go through this season of loss. Prayerfully submitted – Barbara Lewis Dawson
Growing up on a dairy farm I had the pleasure of meeting Dr Rokus as a small boy. I recall vivdly he would come aid a animal no matter what time of day or night. Over the years on the farm growing up I got to see Dr Rokus many many times. He always treated me like I was his buddy even though I was just a kid. As the years past I grew up and even as a man he continued to treat me the same as he did when I was a child, his buddy. I recall calling him one day telling him I had a very sick cat. He told me to bring it to his office right away. This day showed his dedication to his practice. I had called him at 12 noon on Christmas day. How many would get up from their Christmas dinner to aid a sick cat, he did and in doing so I admired him.
I went to visit Dr Rokus at the hospital soon after his stroke. Everyone told me he doesn't know anyone. I walked into his room and he reconized me right away. He and I started cuting up and carring on.The nurse in the room was puzzled. She asked, "Mr Rokus do you know this man", he replied sure I do and called me by my name. The nurse was floored. I reminded her the Doc had known me since I was a little boy. I too will always remember Dr Rokus, he was my buddy.
T.Hall
