Arlington Realtors Donate $10,000 to Six Organizations to Honor Their Son

The Howard Brock Realty Co., of Arlington will donate more than $10,000 to honor the loss of their 3-year-old son Talmage Brock.

The donation will be divided among six organizations that support children and families, including two Arlington organizations.

Organizations receiving donations are:
• Heifer International, seeking to end hunger and poverty by bringing sustainable agriculture and commerce to areas with a long history of poverty and hunger.
• MISS Foundation, providing counseling, advocacy, research and education services to families
experiencing the loss of a child.
• Phoenix Bikes in Arlington, providing a safe and nurturing environment for youth that reinforces teamwork and entrepreneurship through bike maintenance and education programs.
• Overlee Preschool in Arlington, where Talmage and his sister Honour attended school.
• Cedar Creek Community Center in Star Tannery, Va., which served as a command center for
search and rescue responders the night the Brock Family lost Talmage.
• Cedar Creek Church in Star Tannery, Va. Brock Realty pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds from each of its real estate transactions to
charity in 2014.

“Thanks to our amazing clients we are able to make donations to six organizations that are important to us,” said Bret Brock, Managing Broker. “Several organizations hold an extra special place in our hearts.”

Brock Realty will continue its pledge, in Tal’s honor, to contribute a portion of profits in 2015 to charity, Brock said.

The Brock family will also lead a second annual community service day in April at Walker Chapel United Methodist Church in Arlington in honor of Talmage’s birthday. Last year, more than 100 volunteers helped to get the church ready for Easter by cleaning, pruning, weeding, planting, and mulching. “We look forward to another day of service to honor Talmage in April, and hope to see you there,” Brock said. A date for the day of service will be announced in early 2015.

Brock Realty has been a family-owned company in Arlington since the 1940s. Bret Brock is the managing broker, and Deanne Brock provides marketing and home staging support to the company’s clients. The Brock’s son, Talmage, passed away in May 2013 in a tragic drowning accident. The couple has three other children, and they live in the Yorktown neighborhood in Arlington.

PHOTO: Family photo — Brock siblings gaze at photo of their late brother “Tal.”