Winfield Bollinger

Winfield S. Bollinger II, Ph.D, age 76, of Toledo, died with family and friends present at the Northwest Ohio Hospice Center in Toledo, Ohio, Saturday August 25, after a two year battle with cancer. Dr. Bollinger, “Ed,” was named Professor Emeritus at the University of Toledo, Ohio, in 1993, where he was a professor in the Political Science Department specializing in Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration. He was instrumental in helping to create the degree program for police officers in the City of Toledo in the 1970s, and retired after 36 years of teaching in 2000. He was a resident of Toledo since 1967. He was born on December 5, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from St. Johns Preparatory School in 1953. He was a member of the American Political Science Association, American Society of Public Administration, and Academy of Criminal Justice Society. He was a lifelong fan of the NY Knicks, NY football Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a lover of classic jazz music, playing vibes and harmonica for more than 40 years at many venues and events, including five years at the Dorr St. Caf in Toledo with the Dan Seeman Quintet. He performed his final gig at the hospice center six days prior to his death with family, friends, and staff. Family members surviving Ed are his wife of 51 years Genevieve V. Bollinger of Toledo; son W. Scott Bollinger III (Diana) of Tampa, FL; daughter Lorraine A. Hass of Valrico, FL; son Frederick M. Bollinger (Jennifer) of Toledo; grandchildren Beth, Andrea, and Jackson Bollinger of Tampa, FL, and Mark Bollinger of Toledo; brother John Bollinger of Jacksonville, FL and sister Madeline McMahon of Flagler Beach, FL. Preceding him in his death were his parents Winfield S. Bollinger Sr. and Helen Drogan Bollinger of Brooklyn, NY; and great niece Elise M. McMahon of Farmingdale, NY. Dr. Bollinger earned an Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering from the RCA Institute of NY City. He was stationed on the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas and Diyarbakir Turkey while working for General Electric in Syracuse NY, as part of an early warning missile detection team with the Department of Defense in 1959, tracking missile launches during the Cold War. He attended Syracuse University; obtaining both his BA in Administration in 1963, and continuing on with post graduate work culminating in his PhD in Political Science in 1969. His Dissertation topic was “Toward an Empirical Theory of Criminal Justice: A Comparative Systems Model.” His first and only professional job as a Political Science Professor was at The University of Toledo. He was hired as an assistant Professor after completing all his course work for his PhD in the fall of 1968. The defense of his Dissertation was in February of 1969 and his credential was awarded the same year. A memorial celebration will be held at the University of Toledo in October on a date to be determined. The family suggests tributes to the Northwest Ohio Hospice Center, 800 South Detroit Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, 43609; a compassionate, thoughtful, and remarkable organization; the Toledo Public Library, or a charity of the donors choice.