| William Bryan Pollard Jr. |
Published in the Daily Progress from November 7 to November 9, 2011
Dr. William Bryan Pollard Jr. Dr. William Bryan Pollard Jr., died on
Sunday, November 6, 2011.
He was born on November 19, 1921, in Ackerman, Mississippi. He was
preceded in death by his parents, William Bryan Pollard Sr. and Vera
Cochran Pollard; his granddaughter, Katherine Leanne Johnson; and his first
wife, Anne Heston Hirst.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Mina Brown Pollard; and his
children William Bryan Pollard III and his wife, Judy Patteson Pollard, and
Katherine Hirst Pollard; and grandchildren, William Bryan Pollard IV, Henry
Austin Pollard and Bryan Wesley Johnson. Stepchildren are Mina K. Dulcan
and Kristin Dulcan, of Chicago, Illinois, and Alvin Dulcan of Fremont,
California.
Dr. Pollard graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in
Washington, D.C., in 1939, and attended George Washington University.
He served in the United States Army during World War II. After
working in the Insurance Industry in Washington, D.C., for several years, he
entered the University of Virginia Medical School from which he graduated
in 1958. He was in private practice of Family Medicine from 1960 until
1987. Upon retirement, he became the Medical Director of Worrell
Newspapers from 1987 until 1992. Then he commuted to Richmond to
examine recruits for the United States Military. He was the first coroner in
the City of Charlottesville and on the first board of the Rescue Squad, and
also a member of the Rotary Club.
He was President of the Board of Directors of the Farmington Country
Club, President of the Greencroft Club and President of the Martha
Jefferson Hospital Board. Dr. Pollard also volunteered at the Charlottesville
Free Clinic. He served on the board of the YMCA and the Salvation Army.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Hospice
of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville,
VA 22911 or to the Charlottesville Free Clinic, 1138 Rose Hill Drive,
Charlottesville, VA 22903, or to a charity of your choice . The family
wishes to thank the staff of Heritage Inn for their loving care.
A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011,
at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Fontaine Avenue Charlottesville.
Friends may send condolences to his family at www.hillandwood.com
Dr. William Bryan Pollard Jr. Dr. William Bryan Pollard Jr., died on
Sunday, November 6, 2011.
He was born on November 19, 1921, in Ackerman, Mississippi. He was
preceded in death by his parents, William Bryan Pollard Sr. and Vera
Cochran Pollard; his granddaughter, Katherine Leanne Johnson; and his first
wife, Anne Heston Hirst.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Mina Brown Pollard; and his
children William Bryan Pollard III and his wife, Judy Patteson Pollard, and
Katherine Hirst Pollard; and grandchildren, William Bryan Pollard IV, Henry
Austin Pollard and Bryan Wesley Johnson. Stepchildren are Mina K. Dulcan
and Kristin Dulcan, of Chicago, Illinois, and Alvin Dulcan of Fremont,
California.
Dr. Pollard graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in
Washington, D.C., in 1939, and attended George Washington University.
He served in the United States Army during World War II. After
working in the Insurance Industry in Washington, D.C., for several years, he
entered the University of Virginia Medical School from which he graduated
in 1958. He was in private practice of Family Medicine from 1960 until
1987. Upon retirement, he became the Medical Director of Worrell
Newspapers from 1987 until 1992. Then he commuted to Richmond to
examine recruits for the United States Military. He was the first coroner in
the City of Charlottesville and on the first board of the Rescue Squad, and
also a member of the Rotary Club.
He was President of the Board of Directors of the Farmington Country
Club, President of the Greencroft Club and President of the Martha
Jefferson Hospital Board. Dr. Pollard also volunteered at the Charlottesville
Free Clinic. He served on the board of the YMCA and the Salvation Army.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Hospice
of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville,
VA 22911 or to the Charlottesville Free Clinic, 1138 Rose Hill Drive,
Charlottesville, VA 22903, or to a charity of your choice . The family
wishes to thank the staff of Heritage Inn for their loving care.
A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011,
at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Fontaine Avenue Charlottesville.
Friends may send condolences to his family at www.hillandwood.com
| Dr. William Bryan Pollard Jr. |