Vanner H. Holmes Jr.

Vanner’s career was spent working for the Department of Energy at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexio. In 1986 Vanner received his General Radiotelephone Operator License from the Federal Communications Commission.

Vanner learned to sail and enjoyed flying. He took flying lessons, earning his private pilot license in 1975.

Vanner and his two dogs retired in 2003 and moved to Peoria, Arizona to be closer to his daughter. He resided in the retirement community of Vantana Lakes, where he enjoyed a life of retirement.

Vanner is survived by his daughter Julianne and son-in-law Robert W Loyd Jr. He was preceded in death by his half-sister Dorothy Burraston and his step-brothers William (Bill) and James (Jim) Rohletter.