Richard Neal Bollinger

Bollinger, Richard Neal, 71, lifelong resident of Montgomery, Al went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. Richard will have visitation on Saturday March 27th from 10 am to 12 noon at Montgomery City Hall with a Celebration of Life Service service from 12 until 1pm.

He is proceeded in death by his parents, Frank John and Ruth “Doll” Bollinger.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Cheryl Lynn Bollinger; his children, Stephanie “Pete" Bollinger McGough (Chris), Jeff Josey, Patrick Haigler (Kristan), and Ashley Boswell; his brother, Alan Bollinger (Stephanie). He was also known as “Grandaddy” to eight grandchildren that he admired and adored.

Richard was a member of First Baptist Church Montgomery, enjoyed a career as a professional civil engineer and land surveyor at J.M. Garrett and Son for 50 years, he retired after 24 years of service as a Major in the National Guard, he was elected and served as a City Councilman in Montgomery, Al for 9 years. He was a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club in Montgomery, Al for 24 years, he was the 7th President of the club from 2001-2002 and served as the District Governor from 2007-2008. He traveled to India with the Rotary club to administer Polio Vaccines in 2010 and also traveled to Africa to work on a water project in 2014. Richard looked at life by following one of the Rotarian mottoes, Service above Self. He served at the Montgomery Area Council on Aging, Eastern Seals, Montgomery Housing Authority, Camp ASCCA, United Way, and many more nonprofit organizations.

He was an Auburn University Fan who loved to watch the Tigers play, liked to play golf, scuba dive, enjoyed boating on Lake Martin, and spending time with family and friends during his spare time. Richards heart, mentoring, willingness to help others, and love will be sincerely missed and felt by the community, friends, and family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his honor to Rotary Foundation Memorial: https://rotary.raisenow.net/organisations/rotary/Bruce-Mcneal/memorial.

Paul bearers: Chris Mcgough, Jonathan Ball, Tom Mann, Barry Cavan, Eric Lewis, George Chapman, Willie Durham, Jimmy Hill