Daryl Ward, pastor of Dayton's Omega Baptist Church, where many members of the extended Troutman family regularly worship. Jordan, pastor of Allen Temple AME Church in Cincinnati who spoke of knowing the Troutman family during their years in Hamilton, presided over the approximately 90-minute service.įirst to speak was the Rev. Those mourners could observe the ceremony on a video monitor in an "overflow" area of the church.ĭonald J. A line of about 250 people stood outside and the road leading to the church was still choked with traffic when the doors closed at 11 a.m. The open caskets of Roger and Larry Troutman lay side-by-side as mourners packed the opulently adorned sanctuary. Records, which was Roger's long-time recording label, sent a pair of red, guitar-shaped floral displays. Flower arrangements expressed condolences from a host of people in the entertainment business, including rhythm and blues singer Gerald Levert and folk-rocker Michelle Shocked. The funeral included representatives of the music industry included members of such nationally known acts as the Gap Band Cincinnati-native Bootsie Collins and prominent figures of Dayton's funk elite, including members of such bands as The Ohio Players, Lakeside and the Troutmans' own group, Zapp. At the taped-off crime scene near Harvard and Benson Drive, a steady stream of onlookers gathered as officers took photos and prepared to have the late-model Lincoln towed away. Midway through services at Omega Baptist Church, 1821 Emerson St., the Rev. Word of the shootings spread quickly Sunday through the neighborhoods along Salem Avenue. Those properties are listed in phone directories under the name Roger Tee Enterprises Inc. "He'll be upset," Williams said.Ī former singer with the band, Larry Troutman had served as president of Troutman Enterprises Inc., whose interests included contracting, real-estate management and the three recording studios and a rehearsal space in the buildings near where Roger was shot.
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Bonner taught Roger Troutman how to play guitar, he said. Williams said he was trying to contact Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, guitarist for the Ohio Players.
He wept as he remembered the Troutmans, who he said he had known for more than two decades. One onlooker at the scene on Harvard was Williams. Detectives planned to interview family members on whether there were problems in the family or the business. Witnesses weren't able to say anything about the dispute. "We don't know what this is about," White said. He appeared to have shot himself in the head. Officers found Larry Troutman in the driver's seat of a black Lincoln. Minutes later, dispatchers got a call about a car hitting a tree on the 2100 block of Harvard Boulevard, White said. Witnesses told police the gunman had left in a black car. Officers found Roger Troutman, who appeared to have been shot several times, Sgt. to the alley between Catalpa Drive and Ravenwood Avenue behind Roger Tee Enterprises Inc., 2016 Salem Ave. On Sunday, Dayton police were called at about 7:20 a.m.
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