Johnethan Holt Arnolds

Johnethan Holt Arnolds, 41, passed away on August 2nd, 2026 at his childhood home in Carrollton, TX. He will be remembered as a loving father and fierce friend. He was born July 19, 1985 in Dallas, Texas, son of the late John and Patricia Allene Arnolds. He attended the Greenhill School in Dallas for most of his adolescent years, where he won a state football championship. Everyone in town knew about his infamous ‘98 Mustang Cobra, which he frequently used to outrun everyone at local street races. He graduated from Newman Smith Highschool, after which he went to the University of Wisconsin on a football scholarship, where he played safety. Able to customize and build just about anything since he was in high school, he later became a successful entrepreneur after starting his own business, The AV Solution.

He left a strong impression wherever he went and will be missed for his sense of humor, dedication to pranks, and crazy costumes. He was the life of the party. Always committed 110% to whatever he put his mind to, he was able to turn any imagination into reality, whether that be a three-story miniature fairy house for his daughters, a sprawling lego town, or the interior of his beautiful home. An outdoorsman through and through, he was an avid hunter and spent much of his time at the ranch. Always a defender of those who could not defend themselves, he’d stop in the middle of heavy traffic to save a stray animal or go out of his way to help a friend without needing to be asked. He was very competitive and took any and every game seriously. He loved football (Go Cowboys!), was a member of Country Place Men's Golf Association, and was a valued and entertaining goalkeeper for various soccer teams. As soon as he was finished bragging about winning—or sulking about losing—though, he was just as ready to sit down and have a heart-to-heart.

He is survived by his four children: Mackenzie, Lindsay, Demi and Kiley; and will be missed by numerous friends and loved ones. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Operation Kindness online at www.operationkindness.org or to the GoFundMe created to ease the burden of end-of-life costs for his family: https://gofund.me/f6b3e19f2