Submitted by: Dan Rich

Louis J. Polman

Aug. 7, 1929 - Jan. 28, 1994

South Bend Tribune 1/30/1994

SOUTH BEND - Services for Louis J. Polman, 64, of 17685 Judy Lake Drive, who died at 11:30 a.m. Friday of natural causes in his home, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Basilica, Notre Dame. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may call from noon until 3 p.m. Monday in Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 435 S. Ironwood Drive, and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Basilica, where a wake service will be at 8 p.m., and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday before services. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County Inc.

Mr. Polman was president of Cole Associates and chairman of the board emeritus. He was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Mishawaka, and was a lifelong area resident.

On June 7, 1952, in South Bend, he married Betty Lou (Becky) Becker. She survives with three daughters, Nancy Ann Phelan and Linda Sue Polman, both of Cincinnati, and Patti Polman of Boulder, Colo.; a son, Louis J. III of Osceola; four grandchildren; his mother, Wilhelmina Polman of South Bend; and a sister, Dorothy Kostielney of South Bend.

He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge 294, the basilica and many charitable and civic organizations. He was a member of the American Society of Engineers and Association of Iron and Steel Engineers. He served on the board of directors for Consulting Engineers of Indiana from 1980 to 1990 and was president from 1988 to 1989. He was on the Technical Advisory Board of the Indiana Corporation for Science and Technology and served on the Advisory Board for Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program. He was also a member of American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers and Consulting Engineers Council. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1952 with a degree in civil engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in nine states.