John 'Tommy' Holleran (EVANS, Ga.)

EVANS, Ga. - Entered into rest Monday, January 19, 2009, at University Hospital, Mr. John T. "Tommy" Holleran, husband of Pauline Joe Holleran. Mr. Holleran was a native of Brooklyn, NY, son of the late John Joseph Holleran and Loretta O'Toole Holleran. He held a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Masters Degree in Business Management both from Augusta College and a Masters Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Georgia. Mr. Holleran retired from the Army reserves after more than 23 years of active and reserve service. During that time he was a member of the advanced party from Fort Monmouth, NJ, which activated the Signal School at Fort Gordon in October 1948. As a civilian he served in the training area of the Signal School. For 10 years he was a project coordinator for construction of all the permanent academic facilities at the Signal Center and as Project Coordinator for the transfer of the Signal School from Fort Monmouth to Fort Gordon. In December 1979 he was assigned to the position of Deputy Director of Training and retired in April 1988. Mr. Holleran was a past member and president of the Board of Education for all Catholic Schools in the Southern half of the State of Georgia, member and past president of the Forest Hills Golf Association, past president and regional board member of the Augusta Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development and past chairman of his Holy Trinity Church council and of the Advisory Council of Catholic Churches in the Augusta area. Mr. Holleran held membership in the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Professional Educational Societies of Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi. He was also a member of the Armed Forces Communications- Electronics Association (AFCEA), the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) and member of the Knight of Columbus Patrick Walsh Council and 4th Degree member of Assembly 174 and also a member of the Irish American Heritage Society. Mr. Holleran also served for many years on the Advisory Board to the State of Georgia for Electronics Training at the Augusta Area Technical School. He was a member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity. In recognition of his life long service to the Roman Catholic Church, on December 3, 2000 he was awarded the Holy Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice; the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the Papacy. He was devoted to his family, friends and his church. He loved traveling, golf and was a loyal Georgia Bulldogs supporter. Family members in addition to his wife include his daughters: Patty Holleran of Hoover, AL, Michele Bird (Tom) of Augusta; grandsons: Russell Jarrett (Ruth), Taylor Bird, Patrick Bird; great-grandson: Will Jarrett; sisters: Loretta Campbell (John) of Holt, NY, Betty Grubb (Grady) of Sumter, SC and brother: Martin Holleran (Martha) of Endwell, NY. Mr. Holleran was preceded in death by his first wife Gladys Taylor Holleran. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 12:15 at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity with Rev. Tim Donahue celebrant. Pallbearers will be Tom Bird, Russell Jarrett, Taylor Bird, Patrick Bird, Gary Hom, and Chris Joe. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, 811 Telfair St., Augusta, GA 30901. The Holy Rosary will be Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. and the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. www.thomaspoteet.com Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-January 21, 2009