Elaine Pollock

Family-Placed Death Notice

POLLOCK, Elaine Elaine Taffel Pollock, 75, died August 7, 2012, after a nine-year battle with polycythemia and leukemia. Daughter of the late Alice Taffel Tenenbaum and Mose Taffel, she was a native and life-long resident of Atlanta. Elaine graduated from Grady High School and matriculated to Ohio State University. She then attended the University of Alabama where she met her future husband and love of her life, Bernard "Bubba" Pollock. After a brief time living in Mobile, Alabama, the couple and one young son relocated to her hometown. Back in Atlanta, Elaine's family grew to include an additional two sons. Love of family focused her life. Elaine found joy in art and channeled her creativity into painting. She generously shared her beautiful and thoughtful works with those close to her. She was an avid traveler and reader and a loyal friend to many. Elaine was a member of The Temple and, for several years, a Coldwell Banker real estate agent. In addition to her devoted husband of 56 years, she is survived by her sons, Mark and his wife Judy, Kenneth and his wife Linda, and Randy; five grandchildren, Shayna, Neal, Andrea, Morgan, and Rebecca; brother, Martin Taffel; and niece and nephew, Alison and Myles Taffel. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com and in lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 3715 Northside Parkway Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30327, The High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, or the charity of one's choice. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs with Rabbi Peter Berg officiating. Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.