Ted Poulos — a man that helped Manteca residents stay healthy as well as playing key roles in building the community and its economy — passed away Wednesday at the age of 89.Poulos for 42 years served the community as a pharmacist at Manteca Drugs that was located in the 100 block of West Yosemite Avenue until he retired in March of 1994.Poulus along with Andrew Rossi and Joe Freitas — two longtime Manteca residents who have since passed away — founded Delta National Bank in 1973. The bank was sold last year to F&M Bank.While he touched the life of countless Manteca residents as the quintessential small-town pharmacist, it was his community involvement that left his biggest legacy besides raising two daughters — Elisa and Alexia — with his beloved wife Antonette.He served on the Manteca District Ambulance board for more than 30 years playing a key role in the non-profit agency’s status today as not just one of the state’s few community-based ambulance services but also one of the most effective.He was appointed to the Manteca Elementary School Board in 1969 and then to the Manteca Unified School District board when it was formed 50 years ago in 1972. He was elected in 1978 to the Delta College board and subsequently was re-elected four more times, Poulos never faced opposition in any of his races.He also served on the governing board of Doctors Hospital of Manteca.