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1930
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2010
Paskel Holt Obituary
Paskel (Pat) Holt passes away in Yuba City on October 24, 2010 after a lengthy battle with bladder cancer.
He was born October 23, 1930, in Oklahoma to William and Bonnie Holt. In the middle of the depression, the Holt family moved to the Central Valley of California. After graduating from high school, Pat joined the United States Air force and served from 1950-1954 during the Korean War. Pat was trained in base security at Camp Gordon, Georgia, and subsequently was sent over seas to Weathersfield Air Force Base, outside of London. He was honorably discharged from the service as a staff sergeant.
Taking advantage of the GI Bill, Pat returned home to enter Fresno State College, graduating in 1958. Pat then began a lengthy career with the IBM Corporation, retiring in 1986. A longtime resident of Westlake Village, Pat enjoyed spending his free time playing tennis at the Thousand Oaks Racquet Club.
Pat was preceded in death by his brothers Holton Holt and Vaughn Holt and best friend of 50 years, Robert Hawkins.
He is survived by nieces Yvonne Holt , Fresno; Pamela Weise, Yuba City; Michele Shockley, Fresno; nephew Holton Holt, Fresno; sister-in-law Jean Holt (Vaughn); second family Michael and John Hawkins, Newbury Park; Eileen Hawkins and Catherine Glazer, Westlake Village.
Funeral service will be held on Monday, Nov., 1, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Cemetery, Westlake Village.
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annabelle benge
November 5, 2010
I have known Pat for over fifty years, he was a true gentleman, and a kind and generous man.
Annabelle Benge
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