John Jay Hollar

John Jay Hollar obituary, Mesa, AZ

John Jay Hollar

John Hollar Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bunker Family Funerals & Cremation - University Chapel on Jul. 30, 2024.

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John Jay Hollar, 79, of Phoenix lost his battle with cancer on July 28, 2024. A native of Arizona, Jay was born in Mesa to John & Margaret Hollar on April 26, 1945. Jay was raised in Phoenix and graduated from West Phoenix High School in 1963. He continued his education at Arizona State University. After graduating, he was a dedicated & inspired teacher at Gerard Catholic High School, where he taught Spanish & Social Studies until the school closed in 1989.
Jay always loved plants and he spent the years after teaching working with a lawn & garden maintenance company. He enjoyed his morning crossword (don't interrupt until he's done) & working in his yard & garden & talking with his neighbors.
Jay was a good friend, always in touch with friends from high school and the students he taught. He had wonderful neighbors and was a good neighbor himself. He will be greatly missed by his sisters Diane (Bob) Crowley and Peggy (Woody) Woodward and his many nieces & nephews. Jay is preceded in death by his parents & big brother Mike (Fran) Hollar. A get-together for family and friends will be held at a later date.
God speed, Jay. We will miss you more than words could ever say.

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