TROLLINGER, Clifford Everett, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 8, 2018. He was born in Trinidad, Colorado on September 12, 1926. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Bertha. He is also survived by three children; Vincent Trollinger and wife Danice; Julie Bachechi and husband Pete; and Everett Trollinger and wife Tammy; his four grandchildren, Ryan Trollinger (Mandi), Jeffrey Trollinger (Ellen), Emily Trollinger, and Tyler Trollinger, and two great-grandchildren, Alexander and Lunaria Trollinger; five sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law; and numerous nephews and nieces.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Anna and John Thomas Trollinger. His father was a conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad and his family settled in Raton, New Mexico, where he attended grade and high school, before enlisting in the Navy. Clifford was a World War II Veteran, serving his country as a metalsmith on the repair ship USS Agenor in the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he witnessed the raising of the U.S. Flag. After moving to Albuquerque in 1954, he held a master gas license with Southern Union Gas Company; later retiring from General Electric Aircraft in 1989. He enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life, and spent quality time at the family cabin in northern New Mexico.
Clifford was a loving man of faith, a quiet man, very patient, and never complained. He was the family’s shining light, and will be greatly missed. Special thanks to CareSource, Armada Hospice, and to his longtime caregiver Nancy Goetz.
A rosary will be recited on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 9:30am. Mass to be celebrated immediately following at 10:00am at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 1818 Coal Place SE, Albuquerque. Interment to follow at a later date at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to local chapters of Alzheimer’s Association or Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
