WILLIAM HENRY (BILL) POLLOCK

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WILLIAM HENRY (BILL) POLLOCK December 6, 1946 January 29, 2013 Peacefully, in his sleep, at Oakview Place on January 29, 2013, Bill passed away at the age of 66. Bill leaves behind his devoted wife, Karen; sons William (Jennifer) and Robert; his grandson, Jackson; his brother, Larry (Eileen), two nieces and two nephews. Bill also leaves to mourn other family and many close friends. He was predeceased by his parents and sister Barbara. Bill was born in Winnipeg, the oldest of three siblings, and attended elementary and secondary schools here. After graduation in 1964, he served two years in the Canadian Army in Petawawa, ON. Following release from the army he worked at Deer Lodge Centre as an orderly. In 1973 he moved to Brandon where he completed the Psychiatric Nursing Program. He worked for a couple of years at Brandon Medical Health Centre, then returned to Winnipeg and worked in a nursing home. In 1978 Bill and Karen married in Brandon, honeymooned in Memphis, then took up residence in Winnipeg. Bill graduated from the Registered Nursing program at Red River Community College in 1979. He also took some post-graduate courses in Nursing Administration. Bill was anxious for a family. William Jr. in March of 1979 and his brother, Robert, completed the family in 1981. Bill loved to take his boys to the Assiniboine zoo, loved having a pool and having people over for a barbecue, loved going fishing, and loved spending three days making food for his friends and family to share at Christmas. He liked watching old movies, especially horror movies In later years he liked going somewhere warm in the winter. In 2000 we took a family vacation to Cancun to celebrate the millennium. Most of all, Bill loved his dogs, and on his last job, he used to take his dog, Max, to work to cheer up the residents of River East Personal Care Home. Max (who was 16) passed away the day after Bill, and his ashes will be buried with Bill's at a later date. The family would like to thank all of the health care professionals at Seven Oaks General Hospital who assessed and treated Bill during his five admissions in the last eight years, the dedicated Home Care Attendants who made it possible to care for Bill at home during this time, and the kind staff at Oakview Extendicare who kept him comfortable during his last two weeks of life. At Bill's request, cremation has taken place. A celebration of Life with Rev. Don Johnson officiating will be held at Mosaic Funeral Services, 1839 Inkster Blvd., Winnipeg at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Memorial donations may be made to any charity involved with eldercare issues. For online condolences or to light a memorial candle please log onto www.mosaicfunerals.ca Mosaic 1839 Inkster Blvd. 1006 Nairn Ave. 204-275-5555

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 06, 2013