Daniel Pollen

I a writing this a year after his passing not knowing he was gone until today. In the early 1980s I worked as Nurse Manager in Neurology clinic at UMass Medical Center and as clinical manager of the Alzheimer's clinic. My family knew the family featured in his book "Hannah's Heirs". My father and father in law used to play golf with "Jeff" and my mother and mother in law were in Hadassah. A women's Zionist group with his wife. Recently I purchased a copy of Hannah's Heirs on Amazon. I am...

I had the pleasure of working with Dan Pollen during my employment at Umass Medical Center. Dan was one of the nicest people to work with and he was always kind and sincere. He will truly be missed by all who knew him.

To Dr. Pollen family I'm sorry for your loss it was my pleasure to work with him and he will be missed. He was a great person with a great sence of humor always smiling and professional.

Dan will be remember in my heart & mind. He always had a bright personality, with that smile. Love & Peace.

Dear Mrs Pollen,
I wanted to express my condolences. As a neurology nurse at UMass I remember just last year talking with him about your beautiful paintings as he showed me some of your work.

I knew and admired Dan Pollen for more than half a century, since the days when he was a medical student on the Neurology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dan was a thoughtful, scientifically-gifted intellectual, with a subtle, whimsical sense of humor. He studied vision and epilepsy, primarily in the laboratory, until mid-life, when he recognized the critical value of applying his skills and knowledge broadly to help people especially those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Dan...

Mrs. Pollen & Family,

I am so sorry for your loss, it was a great pleasure to work with your husband at Umass Neurology. He will be deeply missed.

You will be in my thoughts & prayers
Nadine Marshall