{"id":1538,"date":"2026-10-31T17:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1538"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T21:43:14","slug":"child-mike","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1538","title":{"rendered":"Mike 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 Mike 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=\"mike-roling\">Mike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mike-sandy-parade-1974\">A parade prize and a first crush<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 1974 parade photograph puts Mike Roling in the back of a wagon with the Grand River Valley Pony Pullers. Leroy Brown was driving, Larry Latamondeer sat on the left in back, and Mike sat on the right. Sandy Brown rode the pony alongside them. The group won the parade\u2019s Best Western Costume prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim adds a family memory: Sandy was Mike\u2019s first crush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> Parade photograph and caption, <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, 1974, page 11; Tim Roling\u2019s recollection. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1362163317\/\">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\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-scaled.png\" alt=\"Full 1974 newspaper page with parade photographs. The upper caption names Mike Roling in the wagon\u2019s right rear seat and Sandy Brown riding the pony alongside.\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-scaled.png 1978w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974-1583x2048.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\/Mike-and-Sandy-\u2014-parade-newspaper-page-1974.png\">Open the full-resolution newspaper page<\/a>. Faithful full-page reproduction; original PDF preserved in the family archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"mike-classroom-birthdays-1976\">\n<h3>Big days in Mike\u2019s classroom<\/h3>\n<p>Birthdays were a special occasion in Mike\u2019s first- and second-grade classroom at St. Joseph. A 1976 newspaper photograph shows the children celebrating together, with their teacher, Sister Mary Ann, at the right. The caption identifies Mike in the back row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBirthdays Are Big Days For Little Children,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, September 23, 1976, page 7.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mikes-St-Joseph-classroom-\u2014-September-1976.png\" alt=\"Newspaper photograph of St. Joseph first- and second-grade pupils celebrating classroom birthdays with Sister Mary Ann. The caption identifies Mike Roling in the back row.\" class=\"wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mikes-St-Joseph-classroom-\u2014-September-1976.png 607w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mikes-St-Joseph-classroom-\u2014-September-1976-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"mike-birthday-party-1976\">\n<h3>A childhood party<\/h3>\n<p>Mike turned up in the newspaper\u2019s social news in 1976 as a guest at Jaydin Wellborn\u2019s afternoon birthday party\u2014a small glimpse of childhood beyond the family photographs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cJaydin Wellborn Honored on Birthday,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, 1976, page 7.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"mike-seventh-child-1968\">\n<h3>Mike makes seven<\/h3>\n<p>Mike\u2019s birth announcement appeared in the Salisbury newspaper in 1968. He was Bob and Bridget\u2019s seventh child, joining David, Dan, Betty, Ron, Linda and Jane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u201cBirths: Roling,\u201d <cite>Salisbury Press-Spectator<\/cite>, 1968, page 1. Original announcement preserved in the family archive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family history records Mike\u2019s full name as Michael John Roling. Family stories and records will be added here as they are documented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"mike-high-school-car\">\n<h3>Mike\u2019s high-school car<\/h3>\n<p>Mike bought this car while he was in high school. He and his friends got it running, then used a torch to cut off the roof. Family recollection suggests the fire department may have been called, though that detail has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"max-width:480px;margin:24px auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-Rolings-high-school-car-with-the-roof-removed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-Rolings-high-school-car-with-the-roof-removed.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\u2019s high-school car with the roof removed and DEATH MOBILE painted on the side.\" class=\"wp-image-1899\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1536\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-Rolings-high-school-car-with-the-roof-removed.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-Rolings-high-school-car-with-the-roof-removed-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-Rolings-high-school-car-with-the-roof-removed-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike\u2019s high-school car after its roof was removed. Family photograph, identification and recollection provided by Tim Roling. The photograph\u2019s date and location are unconfirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mike-Rolings-high-school-car-with-the-roof-removed.jpg\">Open the full photograph<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"mike-college-delta-chi\">\n<h3>College years and Delta Chi<\/h3>\n<p>Mike followed Ron into Delta Chi as a legacy member and also served as chapter president, according to the family account. The dates of his presidency have not been established.<\/p>\n<p>The 1990 <cite>Rhetor<\/cite> names Mike Roling in Student Government and Michael Roling in Delta Chi and the Mace and Torch Academic Leadership Honor Society. These pages document activities, not a degree or graduation date, and do not date his presidency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> Family confirmation supplied October 31, 2026; Central Missouri State University, <cite>Rhetor<\/cite> (1990), Student Government, p. 92; Delta Chi, pp. 220\u2013221; Mace and Torch, p. 304. <a href=\"https:\/\/ucmo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/view\/delivery\/01UCMO_INST\/1289778730005571\">View the original university yearbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Mike Roling School years, milestones and family stories, with the original sources and qualifications. 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