Obituary of David Vincent Pollack
David Vincent Pollack, age 31 of Wilmington, passed away on Sunday, September 24th, due to injuries sustained following a motorcycle accident. He was born on September 8, 1992, in Oak Lawn, IL, the son of Donald and Catherine (nee Knapik) Pollack. David graduated from Plainfield Central High School in 2011.
David was a beloved and devoted Firefighter/Paramedic on several departments in the area, currently full time on Wilmington and part time on Coal City. He was also a part of Morris, Gardner, Richton Park, and Newark departments. He also worked with Kurtz Ambulance on contracts through the years. David was a participant in Troy Fire District's Explorer program during his high school years. He was also an active member of the Red Knights Motorcycle Club IL 23. Helping others was his greatest passion in this life and he left it with one last contribution through organ and tissue donation via the Gift of Hope Network. His many passions included teaching and training on various subjects in the fire service, setting up and watching his trains every Christmas, tinkering on various items from RC cars to tractors, enjoying his downtime with video games, and getting some wind therapy on his motorcycle.
David leaves behind his loving wife and best friend, Julissa; their two, dogs “Snoopy” and “DD”; his parents, Don and Cathy Pollack, of Joliet; his sister, Angela (Levi) Conard, of Hutchinson, KS; nieces and nephews, Samantha and Shaylee Conard, Hudson Cibella, and Freya, Luna, and Theodore Boden "Bo" Brummel; father-in-law, Richard (Tina) Verda; and sister-in-law, Janet (Randy) Brummel, of La Salle. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins, and many who adopted him as "Uncle David." David also leaves behind his entire fire service family with many laughs and memories with his shenanigans.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Richard "Ricky" Melvin; both paternal and maternal grandparents; mother-in-law, Julie Verda; and his childhood best friend, Robbie Black.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in his honor to The Code Green Campaign since he was an advocate for mental health in first responders.
Visitation for David Vincent Pollack will be held at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Rd. (at Essington Rd.), Joliet, IL, on Monday, October 2, 2023, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. and will continue Tuesday morning, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Celebration of Life at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, IL.
For more information, please call 815-741-5500 or visit his Memorial Tribute where you can share a favorite memory or leave an online condolence.
