BOLLINGER, Robert Lyle 1950 - 2014

BOLLINGER, MECKLEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/10/2014 at 15:58:05

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Page 8

Robert L. BOLLINGER

Robert L. BOLLINGER, 64, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Fairfield.

A memorial celebration is being held at 8 p.m. Monday in Dalby Hall, Agiro Student Center, Maharishi University of Management campus.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Maharishi University of Management Annual Fund.

Mr. BOLLINGER was born May 27, 1950, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the son of Harold and Amy BOLLINGER. He married Ruthann MECKLEY in 1972.

He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in individual and family studies.

He and his wife attended the Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training Course in LaAntilla, Spain and taught the TM Program in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the mid 1970s.

From 1978 to 1984 he worked for the National Transcendental Meditation Organization, primarily as physical plant director and in other administrative positions in New York and Washington, D.C.

For the past 20 years, he had been working for Maharishi University of Management, as co-director of human resources and later as director of the telecommunications department.

Survivors include his wife Ruthann; and two brothers, Donald BOLLINGER and Dr. James BOLLINGER.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Monday, June 23, 2014
Front Page

Pilot killed in plane crash
By Diane Vance
Ledger staff writer

The Fairfield Fire Department was called at 11:21 a.m. Sunday to Fairfield Municipal Airport because of a plane crash.

The experimental aircraft was owned by Robert Lyle BOLLINGER, age 64, of Fairfield. BOLLINGER was believed to be the pilot of the plane at the time of the crash, according to today's news release from Jefferson County Attorney Tim Dille.

An investigation shows the plane had caught fire at some point and the pilot was dead. The exact cause of death is pending results of an autopsy being performed by the Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner.

The Fairfield Police Department, fire department, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa State Patrol all responded Sunday morning and began a search. Wreckage of the small plane was found in a cornfield southeast of the airport.

Nine firefighters used water to extinguish the flame, according to the fire department's report. Firefighters returned to the station at 1:12 p.m. Sunday.

The airport reopened at 2:30 p.m. Sunday according to Robert Lyons, airport manager.

The Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center had been notified around 11:30 a.m. Sunday about a report of a small experimental aircraft that had crashed in a cornfield shortly after takeoff.

The Federal Aviation Administration responded to investigate the crash today. Its report will be released at a later time upon completion of the investigation.

Staff at the Fairfield Municipal Airport assisted local law enforcement and the fire department at the crash scene.

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