Obituary: Susan Bolgla Pollock

Susan Bolgla Pollock passed away on Dec. 18, 2021, in Dunwoody, Ga., after a long battle with cancer. Susan was born in Chicago, Ill. on July 16, 1948. She moved to Augusta, Ga., with her parents, the late Dr. Benjamin Bolgla and the late Raiza Bolgla Berg, when she was two years old.

Susan was very active in the Jewish community in Augusta through a number of organizations, including BBYO. After graduating from the Academy of Richmond County in 1966, she attended the University of Georgia as a member of the Governor’s Honors Program. Susan married Stanley Pollock in Atlanta on Dec. 22, 1968, during their junior year of college. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a BS in education. Susan began her distinguished career in education as a first-grade teacher for three years. After moving to Atlanta in 1973, and the birth of their first child, Mark, Susan decided to seek work in a related field, child day care, which afforded her more flexible hours to give her more time at home with a young child.

Susan advanced in the day care field from being a teacher to the director of three different preschools. During those years, she was the founding director of the Temple Sinai preschool and worked there for over 20 years. After her last preschool director position, she worked with public schools in Atlanta as a reading instructor until she retired. Throughout her distinguished career, she always cherished her direct contact with young children.

Susan was an avid fan of Broadway theater and enjoyed going to New York and attending multiple plays in one day. She also enjoyed traveling, particularly leisurely trips to the beach, where she could walk along the edge of the water and listen to music. She also enjoyed regular mahjong games with her friends.

Susan was a wonderful and loving wife to her husband of almost 53 years, Stanley, and a loving and devoted mother to her children, Mark Pollock (Keri), Jennifer Bender (Mike) and Brittany Pollock. She was a marvelous and greatly loved Bubbie to her four grandchildren, Hannah Bender, Max Pollock, Sarah Pollock and Sydney Bender.

Susan is also survived by brothers Harvey Bolgla (Robert), Mitchell Bolgla (Michele) and sisters Beth Bolgla (Jack) and Jan Bolgla (Bob).

Susan was a wonderful person to all who knew her, whether family, friends or colleagues. While she will be missed greatly, she will always serve as an inspiration to all who had the privilege of knowing her. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

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