Theresa (Terry) Ellen Holland

On May 8th, Terry Holland passed away after a 4 month hard fought battle with cancer. Terry was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and most currently resided in Alexandria, Virginia. She is survived by her mother, Gloria Patricia (Pat) Holland; sisters, Dorothy Simpson (Kevin) and Catherine Flynn (James); her brother, Stephen Holland (Carol Dougherty); and her sister-in-law, Kristina Holland. She is also survived by 8 nieces and nephews, Kellee Kramer (Larry), Jaime Fahy (Jason), Jon Holland, Mallory Holland, Nicole Keen (Lex), Ryan Holland, Katie Simpson, and Elizabeth Simpson; as well as 10 grand nieces and nephews. Terry was predeceased by her father, Robert R. (Bob) Holland, Sr and her brother, R Randolph (Randy) Holland, Jr.

Terry held advanced degrees from Western Maryland College (McDaniel College) and Indiana University. She was a career mathematical statistician (34 years) with the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In 1979, she accepted a full time position as a mathematical statistician developing mathematical models to forecast crop yields. She held progressively important positions in the Topeka, Kansas field office, Portland, Oregon field office, Washington, DC headquarters, as well as Deputy Director of the New England field office in Concord, New Hampshire. Terry found her true calling with the NASS International Program Office (IPO) helping other countries develop effective programs for agricultural statistics. Terry led programs in many countries such as Poland, South Africa, and Kazakhstan. She often hosted, trained, and escorted groups of foreign officials who came to the United States to learn how to improve their agricultural statistics.

Terry was a seasoned international and domestic traveler, and she especially enjoyed planning and traveling to all 50 United States where she visited many National Parks and baseball parks. She was an avid Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles baseball fan as well as Washington Commanders, Baltimore Ravens, and San Francisco 49ers NFL fan. She loved visiting her college friends (affectionately known as the Munchkins), her beach buddies, and her NASS colleagues. Her favorite pastimes were playing Scrabble and Mexican Train dominoes; playing golf; attending concerts, musicals and plays; and completing Washington Post crossword puzzles. Terry loved all music genres, and she would make playlists for various occasions.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Angels Chapel on the campus of the Charlestown Retirement Community, 711 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. Light refreshments will be served in Wilton Overlook - Terrace Level from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org or American Cancer Society P.O. Box 6704 Hagerstown, Maryland 21741.