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HELEN FRANCES PROCTOR POLLARD, 88
A longtime educator of children and teachers, died August 2, 2007, of cancer at her home in Northwest Washington. She maintained a second home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York.
At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus, Mrs. Pollard taught student teachers until her retirement in 1980. A reading and curriculum specialist, she also worked at the National Reading Center in Washington, and in the public school systems of Baltimore, Washington, St. Louis and Milwaukee before returning to Washington in 1970. And, in the early 1960s, she headed language arts instruction at the Zorzor Rural Teacher Training Institute in Zorzor,
Liberia, West Africa, a program sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development.
More recently, she continued her love of teaching reading as a volunteer tutor of adult literacy.
Born and raised in Washington, she graduated first in her class from Cardozo High School in 1936. At Miner Teachers College, from which she graduated with honors in 1941, she was the president of the chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. sorority. Mrs. Pollard earned an advanced degree in 1946 from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. and also did post-graduate work at Washington University in St. Louis and Catholic University in Washington, DC.
She belonged to Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Washington.
Survivors include her husband of 63 years William B. Pollard of Washington; four children Veronica, (Joel Dreyfuss) of New York; William B. Pollard, III (Renee) also of New York, Gayle Pollard-Terry (Mike) of Los Angeles, CA and Gaye Pollard of Washington, DC; a grandson, Justin Dreyfuss of Los Angeles, CA; a sister, Veronica P. Word of Washington, DC; and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 11, at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 1315 8th St. NW, in Washington, DC. There will be no viewing prior to the Mass. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1875 Connecticut Ave., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20009 or Immaculate Conception Church.
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Memories and Condolences
for Helen Pollard
Marc & Jennifer Loud
August 30, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Phoebe Dixon
August 14, 2007
Helen was always so warm and friendly to those of us at Christ the King Catholic Church. I am deeply sorry for your lost. I will miss Helen's warm smile, care, and concern for others.
Elvis and Karen Smith Fraser
August 8, 2007
God truly blessed us with Mrs. Helen Pollard. We met a few years ago at Christ the King Church, once over her corn chowder at one of our Ash Wednesday soup suppers (she let us taste her stash that was in her thermous!). On another occasion she walked up to us with her trademark smile, commenting on how proud she was of our son reading the scriptures during Mass. She even loaned us the, then, new SAT prep video for review when she heard that he was in highschool. Wow! We are very thankful and blessed to have known her. Her legacy lives on in her students and all who share her generosity and joy of life, learning, and sharing of knowledge. Our condolences and prayers are with her family. May God bless her soul and grant her peace. Amen.
Sharon Boyd Shahid
August 8, 2007
I was educated in the St. Louis public school system where Mr. and Mrs. Pollard once worked. I fondly remember Mr. William B. Pollard when he was principal of Alexander Hamilton Elementary School. I just wanted you to know that your family had a great impact on a generation of young students in St. Louis. I thank you for that.
Marc & Jennifer Loud
August 7, 2007
Our deepest condolences to the Pollard family. We truly admired her dignifed and warm manner. Our prayers will be with your family.
Pamela Moreland
August 5, 2007
Mrs. Pollard set a high standard of excellence, dignity and a joy for life for her family and for all of us who had the honor of knowing her. She and her family are in my prayers.
TTBOD
Kay Mills
August 5, 2007
She was a lovely, classy lady. My thoughts are with her family.
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