Passing the torch: How a three-generation family created a Troy Turkey Trot tradition

Passing the torch: How a three-generation family created a Troy Turkey Trot tradition

Tom Rogan has a standing room invitation for a beer at the Ale House on River Street during the Troy Turkey Troy every Thanksgiving. Almost everyone knows the 80-year-old. In fact, it seems as if Tom is the face of the annual holiday run in the Collar City. “Every three steps we take, somebody’s saying, ‘You’re Tomboy Rogan’s granddaughter, aren’t you?’” Tom’s granddaughter Keira said. Tom has participated in the Turkey Trot for six decades now …