IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Dennis W.

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Pollock

Mar 7, 1959 — Oct 4, 2010

Obituary

Age 51, Lawton - Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Cameron Baptist Church. Mr. Pollock died Monday in a Dallas, Texas, hospital. Burial with military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born March 7, 1959 in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Bonnie O. and Syble M. (Marr) Pollock. He grew up in Lawton and was a graduate of Lawton High School. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for ten years. He later worked for a fiberglass company in Wichita Falls as well as for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Lawton until his health caused him to medically retire. He married Shelley Torres on May 3, 2003 in Lawton. He was a member of Cameron Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club, a support group leader for Alpha-Okies, a board member and vice president of Alpha-1 Association and a pier guide leader. He was a member of Genetic Alliance and was instrumental in the passage of the GINA Bill. He also served as an organizer for the Alpha Golf Tournament in Oklahoma City. He was Boy Scout Troop leader for Pack 185 in Elgin from 2004 to 2007. He was president of the Willow Springs Homeowner's Association. He enjoyed karaoke, fishing, gardening, auto mechanics, tinkering in the garage, spending the summers with his son and granddaughter and the company of his "baby girl" Gabby. He is survived by his wife, of the home; two children, Tara Deavours and husband Josh, Lawton, and Tyler Pollock, Lawton; two step children, Melanie Torres, Jacksonville, Florida, and Alex Torres and wife Tandy, Lawton; a granddaughter, Maddison Deavours; two step grandchildren, Alex Michael Torres and Mark Ray; his mother, Syble M. Pollock, Lawton; a brother, Ronnie Pollock and wife Jane, Lawton; a sister, Betty Adams, Lawton; brother in law, Charlie Donelly; many nieces and nephews. His father and a sister, Sylvia Donnelly, and a brother in law, Robert Adams preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alpha-1 Foundation, Attn: Development Office, 2937 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 302, Miami FL 33133. Family to greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

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