Dolly met Juan "Ropo" Trogani at a dance or "tea social" in Liverpool, England. Ropo was a merchant marine, working for the White Star Line. To learn more about Ropo and his life as a merchant marine, click HERE.
Most of these tea socials were held at local hotels, like the Adelphi. To view more information about the Adelphi Hotel, click HERE. To view more information about Liverpool, click HERE. They were married on July 23, 1918, just one week after Dolly's sixteenth birthday. To view a copy of Dolly and Ropo's marriage certificate, click HERE.
Dolly and Ropo had nine children: Dorothy (Tillie) born in Liverpool; Juan Jr. (Johnny), Martino (Martin), Alfred (Alfie), and Lawrence (Lolly) all born in Newark, New Jersey; Florence (Cookie), Henry (Hank), and Stanley (Stosh) all born in the Philippine Islands, and Joseph (Joey) also born in Newark, New Jersey. Photos of Dolly and Ropo's children along with their names and dates of birth are shown below.
To view more photos of Dolly and Ropo Trogani and their family, click HERE. To view more photos of my father, Martino, and our family, click HERE.
In 1936, Ropo relocated his family from Newark, New Jersey to Tigbauan, Iloilo, as part of the Filipino Repatriation Act.
To view the Trogani Family Timeline, click HERE.
