{"id":1535,"date":"2026-10-31T17:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1535"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:42:51","slug":"child-ron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1535","title":{"rendered":"Ron 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 Ron 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=\"ron-roling\">Ron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ron-ravens-basketball-1974\">\n<h3>Ron with the St. Joseph Ravens<\/h3>\n<p>Ron was pictured with the St. Joseph Ravens\u2019 seventh- and eighth-grade basketball team in 1974. The newspaper caption identifies him at the left of the second row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cSt. Joseph Ravens 7th And 8th Team,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, December 19, 1974.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-with-the-St-Joseph-Ravens-\u2014-December-1974.png\" alt=\"St. Joseph Ravens seventh- and eighth-grade basketball team. The printed caption identifies Ron Roling at the left of the second row.\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-with-the-St-Joseph-Ravens-\u2014-December-1974.png 863w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-with-the-St-Joseph-Ravens-\u2014-December-1974-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-with-the-St-Joseph-Ravens-\u2014-December-1974-768x703.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ron-football-portrait-1976\">\n<h3>Ron, number 70<\/h3>\n<p>Ron posed in his football uniform for a newspaper player profile in 1976. The panel lists him as a freshman playing end and wearing number 70.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Ron Roling player profile, <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, September 2, 1976, page 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-football-portrait-\u2014-September-1976.png\" alt=\"Newspaper football portrait labeled Ron Roling, number70, end, freshman.\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-football-portrait-\u2014-September-1976.png 555w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-football-portrait-\u2014-September-1976-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ron-national-ffa-convention-1977\">\n<h3>Ron at the national FFA convention<\/h3>\n<p>Ron traveled to Kansas City with fellow Salisbury FFA students for the National FFA Convention in 1977. The newspaper published their group photograph and identified him in the front row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cAttend National FFA Convention,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, November 17, 1977, page 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-the-National-FFA-Convention-\u2014-November-1977.png\" alt=\"Newspaper group photograph of Salisbury FFA members at the national convention. Its caption names Ron Roling fourth from the left in the front row.\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-the-National-FFA-Convention-\u2014-November-1977.png 869w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-the-National-FFA-Convention-\u2014-November-1977-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-the-National-FFA-Convention-\u2014-November-1977-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-the-National-FFA-Convention-\u2014-November-1977-768x761.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ron-having-fun-photo\">\n<h3>Ron, \u201cHaving Fun\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>One boot in the ditch, one out, and an overall strap slipping down\u2014little Ron was busy enjoying the plowed ground. Bridget caught the moment with a Brownie Hawkeye camera, without using a flash. Her snapshot won second place in the People category of the Press-Spectator\u2019s picture contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Preserved Press-Spectator clipping captioned \u201cHaving Fun\u201d; issue date and page not shown.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Having-Fun-\u2014-Bridgets-prize-winning-snapshot-undated.png\" alt=\"Undated newspaper clipping titled Having Fun, showing young Ron in overalls. The caption credits Mrs. Bob Roling\u2019s second-place People-category photograph.\" class=\"wp-image-1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Having-Fun-\u2014-Bridgets-prize-winning-snapshot-undated.png 522w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Having-Fun-\u2014-Bridgets-prize-winning-snapshot-undated-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ron-ffa-camp-1976\">\n<h3>Ron at FFA camp in the Ozarks<\/h3>\n<p>Ron was among the Salisbury FFA members who attended Camp Rising Sun at the Lake of the Ozarks from June 14\u201318, 1976. The group spent the week taking part in outdoor sports and learning sessions. A newspaper group photograph lists him as Ronnie Roling in the back row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cFFA Members Attend Camp In Ozarks,\u201d preserved newspaper clipping dated July 1, 1976.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-FFA-camp-\u2014-preserved-clipping-dated-July-1-1976.png\" alt=\"Group photograph of Salisbury FFA members at Camp Rising Sun. The printed caption names Ronnie Roling in the back row. Photograph credited to Ron Schneiderer.\" class=\"wp-image-1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-FFA-camp-\u2014-preserved-clipping-dated-July-1-1976.png 815w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-FFA-camp-\u2014-preserved-clipping-dated-July-1-1976-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-at-FFA-camp-\u2014-preserved-clipping-dated-July-1-1976-768x750.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camp photograph credited to Ron Schneiderer in the original clipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ron-fourth-child-1962\">\n<h3>Ron joins the family<\/h3>\n<p>A 1962 newspaper announcement introduced Ron as the newest member of Bob and Bridget\u2019s family. He was their fourth child, joining David, Dan and Betty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBirths: Roling,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, 1962, page 1. Original announcement preserved in the family archive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ron-roling-campus-leadership\">1984\u20131985 \u00b7 Ron in campus leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1985 <em>Rhetor<\/em> names Ron Roling as Delta Chi president at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. He also appears with the Interfraternity Council in that volume and with the Student Government Association in both the 1984 and 1985 yearbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook dates are not graduation dates.<\/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>Sources:<\/strong> CMSU <em>Rhetor<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ucmo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/view\/delivery\/01UCMO_INST\/1289931280005571\">1984, p. 83<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/ucmo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/view\/delivery\/01UCMO_INST\/1289778650005571\">1985, pp. 55, 196 and 214<\/a>. Family identification confirmed, October 2026; yearbook dates are not graduation dates.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family album preserves a photograph captioned <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1552#family-photo-726\">Ron\u2019s baptism, possibly 1962<\/a>; the other people and location remain unconfirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also the family-business accounts of <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1558#later-business-ownership\">David and Ron\u2019s ownership<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1559#ron-roling-scholarship-luncheon-2010\">Ron at a 2010 agricultural scholarship luncheon<\/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<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 Ron Roling School years, milestones and family stories, with the original sources and qualifications. 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