James Wilmer "Jim" Drollinger
1943 - 2003 (59 years)-
Name James Wilmer "Jim" Drollinger Birth 5 Jun 1943 Veedersburg, Fountain, IN 
Gender Male Death 6 Mar 2003 Wappapello, Wayne, MO - In Loving Memory of
Jim Drollinger
(aka: Little Jim, Road Runner, or Technogeek)
Born June 5th, 1943
Died March 6th, 2003
A year has passed since Jim went in for a simple procedure and didn't come home.
We didn't realize what an impact he had on our daily lives until he was gone.
Not only do we miss his physical presence (his cap, his sideburns, his chubby belly)
but we miss him and everything that made him who he was.
We miss his daily phone calls and e-mails.
I wonder how many computers suffered from "Technogeek withdrawal" last spring?
We miss seeing his truck sitting at the coffee shop everyday for hours.
Oh, how he loved to go out with "the Gang" on Friday nights and visit with his buddies.
In fact, he loved to visit with everyone. As the months passed, we were overwhelmed at the stories we heard. And we heard a lot. He touched everyone he met and talked with. From the ER Clerk at Dexter Hospital to the lady he bought his cell-phone from who cried when we called to cancel his plan.
He loved the Lake and being part of "the Lake". He used to say he couldn't go out of town overnight 'cause "the Corp might drain the puddle" if he was gone. Well, we took care of that for him. There is a beautiful view of the lake from his gravesite. And he is pretty close to the coffee shop too. He will never leave the Lake.
Our human nature makes us selfish. We would have liked for him to have stayed around for many more years but the Lord had other plans for him. He left us suddenly and unexpectedly.
He left us with a hole in our hearts but many wonderful memories that can never be replaced or forgotten.
Think of Jim on March 6th and smile because he would have wanted you to.
Social Security Death Index
Name: James W. Drollinger
SSN: 432-78-6078
Born: 5 Jun 1943
Died: 6 Mar 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (1960)
Burial Wappapello, Wayne, MO - James Wilmer Drollinger
Beloved p/o Sonja & Son-In-Law Jeff
Beloved gp/o Jerrica & Jordyne
Married - 7 JAN 1963
Inscription: AKAN US NAVY - CUBA INVASION
Burial: Wappapello Cemetery
Wappapello, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Note: same stone as Julia B. Rapert Drollinger
Person ID I12941 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 21 Nov 2020
Father F1 James Herbert Drollinger, b. 18 Feb 1920, Van Buren, Fountain, IN d. 27 Sep 1990, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN (Age 70 years) Mother Goldie Ann Cambrin, b. 4 Jul 1920, Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL d. 23 Dec 1997, Fountain County, IN (Age 77 years) Family ID F4173 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Julia Barbara Rapert Children 1. Sonja Ann Drollinger Family ID F9332 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Nov 2020
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Event Map 
Birth - 5 Jun 1943 - Veedersburg, Fountain, IN 
Death - 6 Mar 2003 - Wappapello, Wayne, MO Burial - - Wappapello, Wayne, MO = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Jim and daughter Sonja
Fabebook post by Sonja 6 Mar 2027
Dad, Mom and daughter, Sonja
Facebook post by Sonja 16 Jun 2015
Headstones 
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
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Notes - Has 1 child
Drollinger, James W
Wappapello, MO 63966
(573) 222-8713
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Southeast's Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab Offers Patients Specialized Exercise Options
By Sally Owen
Satellite Program at Dexter
(excerpt) When Jim Drollinger of Wapappello. MO needed cardiac rehab, he didn't have to worry about making the 50-plus mile trip to Southeast Missouri Hospital several times a week, Instead, Drollinger makes the short drive to Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, where Southeast has a satellite cardiac and pulmonary rehab program.
Rena Hefner, RN, says more than 20 patients a day take advantage of the satellite program, which has been in operation since the summer of 1998. While exercising, patients are continually monitored by a transtelephonic hook-up with Southeast's Cardiac Rehab.
Drollinger says he finds the program convenient and accessible. "I had my doubts at first, but it's turned out to be a big plus for me. It's helping my heart and it's helping me keep my blood sugar in control." And, he laughs, "it's giving me more wind to tell big stories with!"
- Has 1 child