DR. ROLLIN HERBERT (HERB) WALLICK

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Dr. Rollin Herbert (Herb) Wallick, 92, in Pittsboro, formerly of Beaufort, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021, at the SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care.

There will be no services at this time. The family will have a private celebration of life at a future date.

Herb was born on February 12, 1929, to Rollin Rupert and Carrie Lena (Martin) Wallick in Martinsville, Virginia. He attended King College in Bristol, Tennessee, for a degree in Chemistry and received his PhD in Chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill. Herb served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. During that time, his Doctorate in Chemistry was utilized in research on biological warfare and its effects. He later secured employment with Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company in Durham. Herb was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Bobbie Lou Shoun Wallick.

Survivors include four daughters, Carrie Lynn Everhart of Raeford, Nancy Lucinda Baraks of Pittsboro, Patricia Leigh Pellock of Columbia, Missouri, Golda Carol Wilkerson of Cheltenham, England; and his son, David Lee Wilkerson of Chapel Hill; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Herb’s name to one of the following organizations: UNC Hospice, SECU, Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice House of UNC Health Care, 100 Roundtree Way, Pittsboro, NC 27312 or 984-215-2675 PAWS – Pet Adoption Center, 5042 Mattie Street, Morehead City, NC 28557; 252-241-9408.

Condolences may be made at www.donaldsonfunerals.com .

Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the Wallick family.