Kenny and Wanda married on June 1, 1997. After four marriages had ended, he was beginning the partnership that would last for the rest of his life. By 2012, they had been together for 20 years, and his affection sounded wonderfully unguarded.
"She is truly my soulmate," Kenny said. "She knows me better than anyone has ever known me before."
He was just as enthusiastic about her parenting, calling her the most phenomenal mother he had ever seen. For someone whose earlier experiences of fatherhood included such painful distance, that family happiness feels especially tender.
At 65, Kenny Had Two New Reasons to Hurry Home
On July 6, 2004, Wanda gave birth in Atlanta, Georgia, to twin sons Justin Charles Rogers and Jordan Edward Rogers. Kenny was 65 years old.
The man who had already lived through decades of touring and enormous success was back in the wonderfully exhausting business of raising babies. This time, there were two little boys setting the pace. Still, Kenny could laugh about the physical demands.
