Fred Nels Holmquist Jr.

Holmquist, Fred Nels Jr.
born Nov. 4, 1922, in Phoenix, AZ, and died at home in Dallas on March 3, 2011. He is survived by daughter Margaret Katherine Holmquist, son Frank John Holmquist of NM, twin sister, Helen Holmquist Halnan of Phoenix, AZ, brother James Bruce Holmquist of Woodland, CA and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by wife, Kitty Claire Chalk Holmquist, son Fred Holmquist III, older brother Lars Holmquist and wife Sidney, and parents Fritz and Louise Holmquist. Fred grew up in Phoenix and attended Kenilworth Elementary School and Phoenix Union H.S. He was proud of his Arizona heritage and Scottish roots. Fred attended Phoenix Jr. College, the U of AZ, and U of WA (BS 1944). He served in WWII as a Lt.jg, was Gunnery and Damage Control Officer on LSM 207 in the invasion of Iwo Jima, and watched the flag go up on Mt. Suribachi. He earned a MS degree at U of CA in 1947. As a Naval Reserve Officer, he earned the diploma d'Etudes Superieures, Geophysics at the U of Paris. In 1959 Fred was awarded the Ph.D. in Physics at the U of CA-Berkeley. He had a long career in physics at Livermore Labs, SW Center for Advanced Studies, GE Tempo, and TRW where he contributed to the Strategic Defense Initiative. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration or The Foundation for Baylor Elder House Calls, 3600 Gaston Ave., Dallas 75246. The family is very appreciative of Rosaline Ocharo for her tender caregiving and for the excellent medical care given by Dr. Jill Studley, Amy McAnulty, APRN, and Vitas Hospice. A Requiem Eucharist will be held at The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 14115 Hillcrest Rd, Dallas 75254, March 8, at 10:00 am, with the Rev. Joy Daley officiating. Interment will be at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.