Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:09 pm
Last night, at his home in Hattiesburg, MS., Doc Pood died of cardiac failure. As his partner Bob "No Neck" West put it, "we have lost a very dear friend, Public Affairs Officer of TORA, TORA, TORA, strong supporter of the CAF as well as the entire pyrotechnic industry, a great head of the ICAS Pyro Safety Committee and an all around good fellow." Doc leaves his wife (and mother of their three children) Bonnie, son Ken (married), and two daughters Lindsey and Elise. Elliott was also the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Southern Mississippi. Please keep his family and many friends in your thoughts and prayers to help them on this current journey. The funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at the Heritage United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Elliott and Bonnie Pood Scholarship Endowment Fund through The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, 118 College Drive #5004, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. The fund will provide scholarships for outstanding undergraduate students in speech communication.