1953

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Louis Melvin “Mel” Pollard Jr. ’53 was born on March 6, 1930, in Redwood City and was recognized as the distinguished military graduate at SCU. He was commissioned as a regular Army officer in 1953 and received a master’s degree in education from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Arizona. His long career in the Army included tours overseas in Iceland, Korea, Vietnam, and Germany, as well as domestic postings in Fort Lewis, Fort Sill, Colorado Springs, Fort Lee, and at the intelligence school in Fort Huachuca, from which he retired on July 4, 1975. Mel loved to travel and saw Russia, China, and most of Europe. He was very proud of a certificated “Hole in One” at the Mayan Palace in Acapulco, Mexico, which he and his wife visited every year. He resided in Tucson, Arizona, for 37 years, where he was the personnel director for Catholic Community Services. Mel was active in the Knights of Columbus at the parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle, where he served as Grand Knight of the Fourth Degree and Faithful Navigator. He died on Aug. 7, 2017, in Marietta, Georgia, and is survived by his children, Louis Melvin III, Angela, Erin, and Timothy, and by 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was married to Jeanne Therese Pollard nee Tabscott for 54 years.

08 Nov 2018