Eric Pollitzer

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Eric Pollitzer, 80, of West Palm Beach, died Monday, November 28, 2005, at JFK Medical Center after suffering a stoke, following a lengthy disability. Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, he was the son of the late Oscar and Melanie Sussman Pollitzer. As a teenager, Mr. Pollitzer escaped the Holocaust by going to England, where he lived briefly in a youth refugee camp, and then resided in London. It was there that he finished his schooling. Following his education, Mr. Pollitzer worked for the U.S. Army, monitoring German radio transmissions during World War II. After the war, Mr. Pollitzer met and married Muriel Rhees and they moved to the United States, where he worked as a photographer for an art gallery. In 1960, he left the gallery and began his own business, from which he retired in 1986. Mr. Pollitzer came to faith in Jesus Christ as his Messiah in 2004 and was in fellowship at First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Robin Pollitzer of Latham, N.Y., and their daughters, Lauren and Halley, also of Latham; a stepdaughter, Rosemary Small of San Diego, Calif. and her daughters, Rosemary Walimaa of Middletown, Conn. and Lisa Carlson of West Brook, Conn.; and a nephew, Peter Till of Wayne, N.J. A funeral service will be held Friday morning at 10 in Sharon Garden Cemetery Chapel, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y., with interment immediately following. A memorial service will be held in West Palm Beach at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mr. Pollitzer may be made to either Sheridan House Family Ministries, 4200 S.W. 54th Court, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 or First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, 1101 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris-Stebbins-Miner & Sanvidge Funeral Home, 312 Hoosick Street, Troy, NY 12180. Phone: (518) 272-5802.