Gwendolyn Elaine Green

Born in 1963 in Meridian Mississippi, Gwendolyn Elaine Pollock was born to Nathaniel Pollock and Johnnie Burge. She grew up in a Baptist church and loved the lord and was very spiritual. She had an eternal perspective as she loved to read Joel Olstein and Earnest Holmes and believed in the power of positivity. She believed that one should focus on what matters in life, and her love for children was what she believed truly mattered. Today we celebrate a kind and committed women that lived a powerful and meaningful life.

Gwendolyn’s life changed as she met her husband in high school after moving out to Los Angeles. She met her husband in high school as a freshman as her and Nathaniel had the same science class. This early relationship transformed into the love of her life as soon after graduating from George Washington High School, the two high school sweethearts tied the knot. This was a love that was inseparable as Gwendolyn was an amazing, committed wife to her husband showing unconditional love. This March 17th would have been their 40-year anniversary.

Everyone that knew this lovely lady knew that her eyes lit up for her children and her grandchildren was truly infectious. Her love as a mother and taking care of her children was the most important thing to her. She had a special talent with children, as children all gravitated toward her as she had a pure and innocent heart that resonated with children. She was able to see the good and full potential of all children. She was passionate as her children, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren can all attest to her devotion to their wellbeing and their futures. Gwendolyn was a spiritual person that saw the good in others and put her loved ones many times before herself.

Gwendolyn was also extremely talented and had many skills sets, as she had a special talent with plants. She had a green thumb as she was able to bring half dead discounted plants from the store back to life. She credited her green thumb to her emotional and positive investment toward the plants as she would speak to them and nurtured each one individually. She brought this same commitment to her marriage as she would make her husband’s lunch for work every day, she cared for the house, and she was what her husband describes as the “perfect wife”. She had a love for sports from basketball to boxing and had a unique talent for knitting and enjoyed making blankets and scarfs.

Gwendolyn was a woman of many talents, and all were truly lucky to have known her. She is remembered by her four children Lakisha, Nichol, John, Deshon and seven grandchildren Sades, Bianca, Allen, Elijah, Ahmir, Jeremiah, and Leilah. She is also survived by her sisters Todie, Vick, Tina, Rachel, and Pam. She is also survived by Randy, Tanya, and her mother-in-law Vera and her loving Husband Nathaniel Green. In the end Gwendolyn believed that love conquers all and wants everyone to remember her life being full of love. The family appreciates the love and support that they have seen over the last couple of weeks, and the outpouring of kindness has been very positive. The family appreciates everyone’s attendance and thoughts as we celebrate the life of a devoted and kind woman.