Jimmy Holland, Sr.

Jimmy was born in Dallas, Texas on February 29, 1944 to parents William and Velma Holland.

Jimmy served as member of the United States army reserves. His career was an iron worker. Jimmy grew up on a dairy farm were he learned to work hard. Jimmy’s first job was delivering the Sunday paper at 6 years old. He learned the value of a dollar as he had a grocery tab at a little towns grocery store that he would pay with the money he made with his paper route. Jimmy Holland Sr. was a great man that was honest, hardworking, kind, and believed in the value of a mans “word" or a handshake. Jimmy was the best story teller. His adventures and experiences that he would tell held our attention and kept everyone at the edge of our seats.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Sharon Wiggins Holland. They were blessed with a marriage of 56 years. The day they met Jimmy told his friend he had just met the woman he was going to marry. They eloped and settled down in Texas and started their family.Jimmy will deeply be missed by Jim and Sharon’s children, Bonnie Holland Snider, Jeffery Snider, Jimmy Holland, Melissa Faglie Holland, Elizabeth Holland Brooks, Timothy Brooks, grandchildren, Katie Holland Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Rebecca Snider Stout, Sean Stout, Paige Holland , Cameron Dybdahl, Trace Snider, Hannah Brooks, Emma Brooks, and Natalee Brooks, great grandchildren, Fenix Thrasher, Stetson Dybdahl, Scarlet Thrasher, and Kutter Holland.

Jimmy’s favorite writing was Foot Prints in the Sand:

One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, One belonging to me and one to my Lord.After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of footprints.This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you Never, ever, during your trials and testings.When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you."

I love you daddy. Until we see you again, Love your children, Elizabeth, Jimmy, and Bonnie