He was a retired Chief Petty Officer with the US Coast Guard, a retired electronics technician for Naval Ordnance, and former owner / operator of Pollocks Electronics. He was a member of Cove Baptist Church, a Kentucky Colonel, a ham radio operator with the MARS network, former president of the Greater Louisville HamFest, and a former member of the skeet and trap shooting club of Naval Ordnance.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Whitworth Pollock; a daughter, Connie Ann Pollock; sons, Richard Glenn and Joseph Dale Pollock; 9 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.
His funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday at Heady-Hardy Funeral Home, 7710 Dixie Highway, followed by burial at the Raymond Baptist Church Cemetery in Raymond, KY. Visitation will be from 2-8 pm Saturday and after 12:00 Sunday.
Memorial gifts may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.