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Gainesville - SPC Nicholas Tyler Polk, age 23, a soldier from Trenton, Florida stationed at Fort Riley Kansas died unexpectedly on March 14, 2021.
Nicholas (Nick) is survived by his beloved mother Mervene Polk (Gainesville, FL), his father Steven Alvarez (Austin, TX), one uncle Dr. Don Polk (Ellen) (Waynesboro, TN), three aunts: Janice Engle (Jerry) (Grand Junction, CO), Fleeta Potier (Paul) (Middleburg, FL), Janet Polk (Allen, deceased) (Murfreesboro, TN) and multiple beloved cousins. He was preceded in death by grandparents Talmadge and Gwendolyn Polk) (Trenton, FL).
Nick was born in Gainesville, Florida on November 11, 1997. He graduated from Bell High School in 2016. During high school, Nick was a member of the Bell Bulldogs football team and a proud member of the JROTC. Nick completed Army Basic Training in Ft. Benning, Georgia, completed a tour of duty in Poland, and was currently serving as an Army cavalry scout in Fort Riley, Kansas.
Nick loved God and was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ. Nicholas was passionate, very patriotic, and had enlisted in the US Army to serve his country.
Nick enjoyed snow skiing, fishing, snorkeling, hunting, gun collecting, video gaming with friends, and just driving his truck down country roads listening to his music.
Our hearts and souls are heavy with our loss and Nick, you be dearly missed. God has you in his arms; we have you in our hearts.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Westarea 823 N.W. 143rd street Newberry, Florida. with Mark Moseley, officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment with military honors will follow at Center Hill Church of Christ Cemetery, Bell, Florida.
Please visit his memorial page at www.williamsthomasfuneralhome.com
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