Ernest Jackson ‘Jack’ Pollock
Ernest Jackson “Jack” Pollock, 93, died May 29 in Bradenton.
He was born April 7, 1930, in Lakeland.
He grew up in southern California, graduating in 1949 from Narbonne High School, where he played tennis.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the aircraft carriers USS Essex (CV9) and USS Point Cruz (CVE119).
He graduated from Florida State University with a business degree in 1959, before moving to Tampa, where he met his wife, Josie. They moved to Anna Maria in 1960. He and his family settled along Palma Sola Bay, where he and Josie lived for 50 years.
Mr. Pollock retired as a real estate broker, having owned J. Pollock & Associates Real Estate with his wife. He served as president of the Manatee County Board of Realtors in 1989. He was appointed by Gov. Lawton Chiles as Manatee County property appraiser in 1992.
He was part Native American, belonging to the Otoe Missouria Tribe and enjoyed his Indian heritage. He loved watching the sunset from his dock and castnetting in Palma Sola Bay and then frying or smoking his catch for his family and friends. He was a fixture in the stands for his sons’ and grandsons’ baseball games. Along with his passion for tennis, he enjoyed watching FSU football, baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Mr. Pollock was a founding member of Ss. Peter and Paul the Apostles Catholic Church.
He also was one of many fathers who brought Little League baseball to Manatee County. He was a current member of the Otoe Missouria Tribe and USS Essex Association, former member of the Bradenton Kiwanis Club, Hernando DeSoto Historical Society, Bradenton Yacht Club, Manatee County Board of Realtors, Manatee Seminole Club and many other organizations.
A private family service will be held. Condolences may be made through Shannon’s Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to either the Otoe Missouria Tribe Burial Fund, OM Tribe, Attn: Burial, 8151 Hwy 177, Red Rock, OK 74651; Bradenton Kiwanis Foundation or a charity of one’s choice.
Mr. Pollock is survived by his wife of 64 years, Josephine; sister Ester “Neta” Sargent; sons Brett and wife Vickie and Derek and wife Chanda; daughter Kathleen and husband Paul Della Santina; grandchildren Maxwell, Tanner and Holden, Dan and wife Monique, Della Santina, Nicki and husband Marc Tedeschi; and four great-grandchildren.