Printon Kahalewai Pollock died at his home in Oak Harbor on July 6, 2014, at the age of 79. He was born August 28, 1934, in Kamuela, Hawaii, to David and Christine Pollock. At the age of 2, he moved with his family to Oahu.

As a young man, Printon began work at the Dole pineapple plant. Several of his buddies discovered the U.S. Navy was testing for shipyard workers at Pearl Harbor and placed a bet as to which of them might test the highest on the apprentice exam. Printon not only won the bet but also began his civil-service career as an electronic apprentice.

Printon worked his way up through the ranks to eventually become the group superintendent of the Electronics, Electrical and Calibration Shop Group at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. He was married to the former Cheryl Ann Shockey in Honolulu on June 8, 1983.

Printon and Cheryl left Pearl and transferred to the Naval Ship Repair Facility (SRF) at Subic Bay in the Philippines for the last five years of his civil-service career. With the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and the closing of Subic Bay, Printon retired and he and Cheryl moved to Oak Harbor.

Printon dedicated much of his earlier life to martial arts, becoming a karate sensei. He immensely enjoyed sports, especially football, baseball, golf and boxing. His favorite teams were the Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Mariners. He loved to hunt, was an avid reader with diverse interests and a master at working crossword puzzles. He had a musical gift and enjoyed singing and playing guitar, ukulele and piano. He was a regular at walking his dog and visiting with friends at the beach.

Printon is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and four children: Patrick Pollock, David Pollock (Charlene Nishimoto) and Nanette Pollock (Mario Maunu), all of Hawaii, and Jon Pollock of Oak Harbor; two grandchildren: Jason and Megan Sermersheim; three great-grandchildren: Elijah Sermersheim, Joel Kaluahine, and Kapono Cordeiro; his brother, Michael Lupenui; and sister Georgia Ching.

Printon requested no formal funeral services be conducted. Cremation was held with private family burial to follow in Hawaii at a later date.

Please visit Printon’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralhome.com to share memories and condolences.