Rodney K. Trotman

Rodney K. Trotman, age 76 entered into rest December 5, 2023. Rodney was a lifelong resident of Tallahassee. He was a graduate of Leon High School class of 1965. Rodney worked for the State of Florida Division of Revenue and retired as a Tax Specialist with the Division of Highway Safety. He was a founding member of Christ Church Tallahassee. Rodney and Edith met in 1966 while attending North Florida Junior College. They married 3 years later and had 2 wonderful children. They lived in Tallahassee almost their entire married life except for 1 year in 1977 when they lived at Edith’s father’s federal game farm. When they bought their now almost 100-year-old McNeill house, in Lafayette Park. Rodney became an avid gardener. Previously growing food, he began to grow flowers, and raise chickens. He loved feeding the birds every morning and trying to outsmart the squirrels which he never did. He always looked forward to his annual Halloween, Christmas and occasional St. Patrick’s Day parties. He would spend hours preparing menus and food, never caring much for decorations. To him it was all about the food. He was proud of Kim and her talent and love of golf. And the special golf trips that we went on as a family. He was proud of Hal starting his own lawn and tree business after working together since Hal was 5. He loved to be on Hal’s job sites watching trees come down. He loved weekends at Alligator Point, day trips to St. George Island in his old Bronco, and fishing with brothers, cousins, buddies and Hal and Austin. He went to FSU football games for years with the Bill’s Bookstore Crowd, and then later had family football parties with Kim. Rodney was proud to be a founding member of Christ Church, where he served as an usher and occasionally provided refreshments after the service. He assisted Edith with her altar flower arrangements, rarely using anything not grown in their garden. Rodney was preceded in death by his parents John Carl Trotman and Janie Lou Bradshaw Trotman; brothers LeRoy and Wilbur; sisters Sylvia and Pat. Survivors include his wife of 54 years Edith Cummins Trotman of Tallahassee; daughter Kimberly Trotman of Tallahassee; son Hal Trotman (Kerrie) of Tallahassee; grandson Austin of Tallahassee; brother John Trotman and his wife Shirley of Tallahassee; three sisters Joan Stout and her husband Gary of Tallahassee, Joyce Wages of Valley, Alabama, Daisey Barker and husband Ian of Tallahassee. A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 11, 2023, at Christ Church Tallahassee, 2100 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Christ Church Tallahassee or the Alzheimer’s Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC. 20090-6011 Susie Mozolic of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the Trotman family with their arrangements. (www.bevisfh.com or 850-385-2193)

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Rodney K. Trotman

July 23, 1947 - December 5, 2023