Nicholas L. Pollok III

Dr. Nicholas (Nick) L. Pollok III, 100, of Braddock Heights, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2026, peacefully in the presence of his children and grandchildren. He was the husband of the late Virginia Jewell Pollok for 62 years.

He was born in Danville, Virginia on May 26, 1926, son of Nicholas Pollok, Jr. and Elizabeth Woolley Pollok. Dr. Pollok graduated from Newport News High School in 1944 prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a crew member on B-24 and B-29 bombers in the Pacific Theater, on combat missions over Japan until July 1945. He served with medical air evacuation units in France, Italy, and Libya, and was honorably discharged in 1947.

In 1951, he graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in biology, and in August married Virginia Jewell. The couple moved to Frederick, where he worked at Fort Detrick’s Biological Defense Laboratories until 1972. He earned a PhD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine that year, and joined the Bureau of Biologics-FDA, where he was Director of Research and Planning. After retiring from the federal government in 1991, he served as a technical consultant to various medical research organizations until 2001. Dr. Pollok was a member of the American Society of Microbiology, the Scientific Honorary Society of Sigma Xi, and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

Dr. Pollok was active in local Boy Scouting activities, was a founder and life member of the Braddock Optimist Club, and a founder of the Braddock Heights Pool by the Braddock Heights Community Association.

Nick is survived by his son, Dr. Brian Pollok (Amy) of North Garden, Virginia; daughter Susan Pollok of Frederick; daughter Lynne Pollok Soper (Karl) of Mt. Airy, Maryland; and grandchildren Christopher and Benjamin Pollok; William and Robert Soper, and Claire DeVane.

Inurnment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, beside his loving wife and best friend, will be private. Arrangements by Stauffer Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.