Oliver Eugene (Gene) Holland, Jr., 85, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis following a brief illness.
Predeceased by his loving wife Betty June Holland in 2004. Gene was survived by sister Jane A. Phillips, daughter Donna J. Scott, Donna Snarr-Ingram, Gina Bryant, Wendy Lial, Karen Wardle, David Snarr, 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Born and raised in Annapolis, the son of Oliver Eugene Sr. and Emma Chambers Holland. Gene worked as an electrician most of his days but was an avid sportsman and had a passion for boating and fishing. He spent his free time rebuilding boat engines and assembling model airplanes with his neighbor and best friend Bruce Gay.
He was a lifelong resident of the Virginia/Maryland/Chesapeake Bay area.
A memorial service will be held in May at the marina by the Chesapeake Bay he so loved in St. Leonard, Maryland.