John Edwin Trollinger, Sr.

1958 - 2007  (49 years)

• Name	John Edwin Trollinger
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	7 Jul 1958	Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Dec 2007
  	John Edwin Trollinger, Sr., 49, of Burtis Street, died December 15, 2007. He was born in Portsmouth, VA and was the son of Edwin S. Trollinger of Portsmouth, VA and the late Shirley P. Trollinger. John was a carpenter and an avid fisherman and horseshoe player. Besides his father, John is survived by his wife, Bonnie L. Trollinger; a daughter, Shelly Boone of Virginia Beach, VA; a son, John Trollinger, Jr. of Virginia Beach, VA; two grandchildren, Alyssa Boone of Virginia Beach, VA and Jenna Trollinger of Florida; and two brothers, Raymond Trollinger and Steve Trollinger, both of Portsmouth, VA. John was a loving and devoted grandfather. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2007, in Snellings Funeral Home, George Washington Hwy. Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.snellingsfuneralhome.com. (Ref obituary photo of John) Social Security Death Index Name: John E. Trollinger Born: 7 Jul 1958 Died: 15 Dec 2007 State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1974)
  Person ID	I31001	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Edwin Stewart Trollinger,   b. 6 Aug 1929, Norfolk, VA d. 23 Jan 2008, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Shirley Mae Pipkin,   b. 17 Jan 1936, Pasquotank County, NC d. 26 Jan 2007, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bonnie Lee Cardwell
  Children	1. Shelly Mae Trollinger   2. John Edwin Trollinger, Jr.
  Family ID	F11165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  U.S. Public Records Index about John E Trollinger Name: John E Trollinger Birth Date: 7 Jul 1958 Address: 31 Burtis St, Portsmouth, VA, 23702-2703 (1993) Portsmouth gangster gets life for killing 2 brothers Tim McGlone Jan 10, 2012 NORFOLK A one-time member of the Portsmouth Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang was sentenced Monday to life in prison for gunning down two brothers in a Cradock home invasion robbery. Jamyia Rashad Brothers, 24, and his lawyers pleaded for a sentence of 35 years in prison, but U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson, calling the killings "one of the most heinous crimes a man can commit in American society," gave him life. Brothers and another Blood went to the home of Ronnie Trollinger on Gillis Road one night in December 2007 with the intention of robbing him. Upon entering, Brothers almost immediately began shooting. Trollinger, 51, was shot in the chest and died. His brother, John Trollinger, 49, was shot in the chest and head and died. A third man was shot in the abdomen and survived. Brothers read a rambling letter to the court stating that the crimes have led him to find Christ. He apologized to the Trollinger family, the court and to Jesus. He said he wished he "could have listened to the voice of my dear grandmother." Brothers was raised by his grandparents but was expelled from high school and had numerous arrests before this case. John Trollinger's widow testified that she continues to suffer physically and emotionally. "I live with fear, loneliness and emptiness," she said. The high school sweethearts were married for 31 years and had two children and two grandchildren. Assistant U.S. Attorney William Muhr said Brothers fired his gun for no good reason. "It was just cold-blooded murder," he said. "They did nothing to him." He said the Bloods gang terrorized Cradock and other neighborhoods in Portsmouth, Suffolk and Chesapeake. "They are a scourge on society," he said. In calling for a life prison term, Muhr cited Brothers' arrest record, which includes convictions for assault, drug dealing near a school, escape, firearm possession and drunken driving. Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Earle C. Mobley, who sat through the sentencing, said the case never could have been prosecuted without the joint federal-state effort. The initial case in state court fell apart because of witness problems. James Theuer, one of Brothers' attorneys, argued for a 35-year prison term, telling the judge his client "is a different man today." "Where was that individual," Judge Jackson wondered aloud, "when you walked in that house?" Jackson also denied a request that Brothers be housed in a prison close to his family. "It's unfortunate," the judge said. "It's a tragedy on all sides."