Thomas Eugene Holtz Sr.

Thomas Eugene Holtz Sr., 71, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, while visiting his son in Guthrie, Okla.
Service: A memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church on Azle Avenue in Fort Worth. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
Memorials: Memorial gifts may be made to the Knights of Columbus Council 10930, 2920 Azle Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76106; or the American Heart Association (https://donate.americanheart.org).
Tom was born Jan. 1, 1938, in Newburgh, Ind., to Eugene Holtz and Francis Stevens. He attended Middletown High School and graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., with a business degree. At the age of 18, Tom married Eva Rose Borca on Aug. 10, 1956, in St. Charles Church in Otterbein, Ind.
He was a successful and caring insurance professional during his career, starting in Lafayette, Ind., and subsequently working in Dallas, Bettendorf, Iowa, and Fort Scott, Kan. At the time of his death, he was a life insurance field agent for the Knights of Columbus in Fort Worth and Gainesville. He was an avid but humble fisherman. Fish all over Texas are now breathing a sigh of relief.
He was preceded in death by his wife Eva on April 15, 2009.
Survivors: His children, Thomas Eugene Holtz Jr. and wife, Linda, of Guthrie, Okla., Katherine "Kitty" Holtz and partner, Mary, of Austin, and Christian Adam Holtz and wife, Jamie, of Fulton, Ala.; brother, Larry Holtz of Hertford, N.C.; sister, Ginny Cooper Rizzuto of Indianapolis, Ind.; and brother, John Danapas of Holiday, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.