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1939
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2023
Charles Pollack Obituary
May 20, 1939 - February 5, 2023
Charles Hillel Pollack, M.D., longtime resident of Berkeley, California, passed away on February 5, 2023 due to complications after open heart surgery. Charlie is survived by his wife, Joanna A. Cooper. M.D.; brother David Pollack (Betty Pollack); four children: Stephen Pollack (Michael Ehrenberg); Jason Pollack (Karen Sibony); Naomi Pollack (Hal Brandel); and Dina Pollack (Michael Stearns); and two grandchildren: Simone Pollack and Isaac (Izzy) Pollack. Charlie was a co-founder of the Berkeley Therapy Institute, a non-profit mental health clinic, with a group of fellow mental health professionals. Charlie was an extremely generous person, not only to his family but towards his community and causes which were important to him. He was a longtime caregiver and advocate for people with disabilities and executive director of Maya's Music Therapy Fund (MMTF), a local non-profit founded by his wife in honor of her late daughter, Maya. MMTF provides music therapy services to people with developmental, physical, and cognitive disabilities. If you would like to make a donation in Charlie's name, you may donate to MMTF online at www.mayasmusic.org.
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Doug Raymond
February 27, 2023
OMG, fond memories of Charlie on the Transylvania tour with the Golden Gate Pilgrims. Gave great and cheerful advice on almost everything. Taught me the meaning of the word "Hemonc" among other things, on a bus traveling through Austria. Some of his photos made it into the photo book for those tours, and I was just looking at it yesterday with new friends at the Baywood where I live now. /Doug p.s. how do I "send" this note?
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