Brigadier General Kenneth A Holt, age 85, reunited with the love of his life on June 20, 2022. Ken was born September 27, 1936, in Houston, Texas to Sam H and Fellie Floyd Holt. At an early age, the family relocated to Austin where Ken met & married Peggy J Schwartz in February 1955. Soon after they had an opportunity to move to East Texas where they raised four children but returned to the Hill Country in retirement to be close to family.
BG Holt joined the 36th infantry division in 1955 as a second lieutenant while attending the University of Texas and served honorably as an officer in the Texas Army National Guard for many years. He was a graduate of the Command and General Staff College. His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Federal Service Medal, and the Lone Star Distinguished Medal. He was inducted into the Order of Saint George and a Life Member of the National Guard Association of the United States.
Ken retired in 2005 from Georgia Pacific as a National Account Manager of Industrial Sales after 25 years of service but also held Account Manager positions at Temple Industries and Carborundum.
Our dad was a humble man, a loving husband and father, and a great provider. His work ethic made him a role model that encouraged and motivated everyone with whom he had contact. We are so proud of all the achievements that he had over his lifetime. In his humility, we have only learned of many of these achievements after his death. Today and forever, we celebrate our father, grandfather, brother, and uncle.
Ken's greatest love was his wife Peggy and their surviving children: Cindy Henderson and her husband Steve of Marble Falls, Texas; Danny Holt of Chireno, Texas; Stephen Holt of Chireno, Texas; Jennifer Shoemaker and her husband Derek of Frisco, Texas. Ken was Grandaddy to seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Ken is survived by his brother-in-law Bill Schwartz (Paulette) and sister-in-law Jeannie Jackson (Larry) and his niece Carole Sue Hass. Ken was preceded in death by his wife Peggy in 2019, his parents, a sister, Lilla Collier, and a brother Sam H Holt III.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville, Texas. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022 Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville, Texas.
If desired, donations may be made to Quilts of Valor - Texas Hills (https://qovf.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/qovf/donation.jsp?campaign=119&)
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com for the Holt family.
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