He won the inaugural World Whistling Championship in 1977, performing classical and contemporary music. And he plied that pursed practice throughout his life as he strolled through downtown and the law courts.
Winnipeg’s whistling lawyer, Harvey Pollock, has died.
The well-known litigator and senior member of Pollock & Company practised law for more than six decades and was well respected and admired in the legal community. He died Sunday at age 89.
“Harvey was one of those people who had a very incredible reputation,” said Saul Simmonds, a criminal lawyer in Winnipeg since 1980 who had known Pollock that entire time.
“[He] stood for so much, he was a highly ethical individual who had a vast amount of knowledge in many areas of law. He was one of those people who just had an incredible personality, both as a lawyer and as a person.”
Pollock’s interests included golf, tennis, music and whistling, according to the bio posted on his firm’s website.
He won the inaugural World Whistling Championship in 1977, performing classical and contemporary music. And he plied that pursed practice throughout his life as he strolled through downtown and the law courts.
“He could be heard whistling through the courthouse all the time, always happy, always up,” Simmonds said. “And he always had time for people. When you when you saw Harvey in the elevator or walking on the street, no matter what he was doing, he always had time to stop.
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