John Gary Holt

John Gary Holt, Dies at 72: Avid Golfer and Founder of J & J Builders. John was born January 7, 1943 in Endicott, New York where he stayed until joining the United States Marine Corps. in 1961. He was stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Shortly after the honorable discharge, he traveled west and settled in Southern California in the San Fernando Valley where he attended L.A. Valley College en route to obtaining his AA degree. Later, John relocated to Orange County, where he attended Orange Coast College and founded the general contacting business, J & J builders, which was his pride and joy. During his 35 years at the helm of J & J, he completed countless large scale projects around the southland including several in Beverly Hills, CA. John was an avid golfer and fierce competitor in and around Southern California where it was common to see him on the golf course 3 to 4 times per week. He ultimately became a member of the Fullerton Men's Golf Club and called Fullerton Golf Course his home. John enjoyed the game for more than 25 years and was passionate about competing and winning, Alongside his FMGC teammates, he completed for more than 20 years in the Southern California Golf Association Team Play championship. Holt contributed significantly to the teams perennial "powerhouse" status and helped lead the team to back to back championship's in 2012 and 2013. John passed away peacefully with his wife, and loving friends by his side, in the early morning hours of October 18, 2015 due to complications from lung cancer,. He is survived by his wife Jan, his sons and their wives, Donald and Allison Holt, Timothy, Christopher and Tammy Holt, his grandchildren, Alexander, Tyler, Johnathan, and Adam. He is also survived by his brother Edgar J. and Sister Cynthia. Services will be held on Saturday November 14, 2015 at 12 noon at McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, located at 902 N. Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92832. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Jude Crosson Cancer center by accessing this link: https://donate.stjudemedicalcenter.org/