{"id":1532,"date":"2026-10-31T17:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1532"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:59:07","slug":"child-david","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1532","title":{"rendered":"David Roling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a David Roling<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">School years, milestones and family stories, with the original sources and qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"david-roling\">David<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"david-1955-chevrolet-photo\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"max-width:420px;margin:24px auto 32px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-Roling-with-his-1955-Chevrolet-and-Timmy-in-the-foreground.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-Roling-with-his-1955-Chevrolet-and-Timmy-in-the-foreground.jpg\" alt=\"David beside his yellow 1955 Chevrolet, with Timmy in the foreground near the rear wheel; the full photograph and its JUL \u2022 74 print border are preserved.\" class=\"wp-image-1853\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1536\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-Roling-with-his-1955-Chevrolet-and-Timmy-in-the-foreground.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-Roling-with-his-1955-Chevrolet-and-Timmy-in-the-foreground-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-Roling-with-his-1955-Chevrolet-and-Timmy-in-the-foreground-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"margin-top:0.75rem\">David with his 1955 Chevrolet, with Timmy in the foreground. Identified by Tim Roling. The print border is marked \u201cJUL \u2022 74\u201d; the exact date the photograph was taken is unconfirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"david-dan-st-joseph-basketball-1970\">David and Dan on the same team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David and Dan turn up together in a February 1970 photograph of the St. Joseph junior-high basketball squad, coached by Joe Fehling. The printed caption places Dave at the left end of the second row and Dan at the right, with Russ Fuemmeler and Melvin Rustemeyer between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newspaper page invited everyone to a junior-high tournament at Salisbury High School on February 11, 12 and 14. J.F. Roling and Son was among the local businesses sponsoring the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cJunior High Basketball Tournament,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, February 5, 1970, page 9; St. Joseph team photograph and printed caption. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1365789909\/\">Original newspaper page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-scaled.png\" alt=\"Full newspaper page advertising the 1970 junior-high basketball tournament, with the St. Joseph squad pictured at lower right and Dave and Dan Roling named in its caption.\" class=\"wp-image-1237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-scaled.png 1978w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/David-and-Dan-\u2014-St-Joseph-basketball-newspaper-page-February-5-1970.png\">Open the full-resolution newspaper page<\/a>. This is a faithful full-page reproduction of the original PDF, preserved in the family archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"david-scout-awards-1965\">\n<h3>David\u2019s scouting awards<\/h3>\n<p>David received the Wolf Silver Arrow and a one-year service star in 1965. The newspaper recorded his awards among those presented before a Scout derby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, February 5, 1965, page 1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"david-football-letter-1974\">\n<h3>David\u2019s football letter<\/h3>\n<p>David earned a football letter in 1974. Listed as \u201cDave Roling,\u201d he was among the players recognized by Coach John Morris in the newspaper\u2019s school athletic-awards lists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, May 23, 1974, page 5.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"david-roling-graduation-notice-1976\">1976 \u00b7 David Roling\u2019s planned college graduation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The May 13, 1976 newspaper announced that David Eugene Roling of Salisbury was expected to graduate from State Fair Community College in Sedalia on May 22 with an Associate of Arts degree. It identified his parents as Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roling. This advance announcement does not confirm that the degree was conferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Sources and notes<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cDavid Roling and Eric Farnen,\u201d <em>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/em>, May 13, 1976, page 7, as labeled in the newspaper viewer. Family-held screenshot; an exact original-page URL has not been established.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David\u2019s part in the family business is covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1558#later-business-ownership\">Later ownership<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1558#business-sydenstricker-announcement-2018\">2018 Sydenstricker announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">\u2190 Roling family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985\">All nine children<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1541\">Shared family photographs and records<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<script>(function(){function revealTopicTarget(){var name;try{name=decodeURIComponent(window.location.hash.slice(1));}catch(e){return;}if(!name){return;}var target=document.getElementById(name);if(!target){return;}var node=target.parentElement;while(node){if(node.tagName==='DETAILS'){node.open=true;}node=node.parentElement;}}revealTopicTarget();window.addEventListener('hashchange',revealTopicTarget);})();<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a David Roling School years, milestones and family stories, with the original sources and qualifications. David David with his 1955 Chevrolet, with Timmy in the foreground. Identified by Tim Roling. The print border is marked \u201cJUL \u2022 74\u201d; the exact date the photograph was taken is unconfirmed. 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