Jason Daniel Holton

HOLTON, Jason Daniel Age 32 of New York, NY, passed July 31st, 2009 after a courageous battle against cancer. He was surrounded by those who loved him and cared for him. Jason was born December 5th, 1976 in Boone NC. Jason was a graduate of Harpeth High School in Kingston Springs in 1995. He earned a BA in English and an MA in Museum Studies during this time, and later interned and worked in some of New York's most prestigious museums and art galleries, including the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages; The Museum of Television and Radio; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; The New Museum of Contemporary Art, and finally, as Registrar at Hollis Taggart Galleries. Jason was truly inspired by the staff at Hollis Taggart Galleries, and he had great admiration for all his supervisors and co-workers. Jason met the love of his life, Letty, while working at the Museum of Television and Radio. They were married on November 5th, 2006. Jason will be greatly missed. He was an amazing husband, father, son, brother and friend. He was truly one of a kind. He accomplished so much in his lifetime, and so many of his dreams came true. He will always be remembered in our hearts. He is survived by his wife, Letty Holton and son, Matthew Garland of New York City; parents, Dan and Shelley Holton of Pegram, TN; sister, Amanda Holton of Pegram, TN; brother, Richard Keith Holton of Miami, FL; grandmothers, Eileen Meroney of Waco, TX and Noveta Holton of Holly Lake, TX; and numerous loving cousins, aunts and uncles. The family would like to thank The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for their kind, gracious and dedicated care, and for all of their help with Jason's fight against cancer. Funeral services will be on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Visitation will be on Friday from 6-8 p.m. Memorials can be made to the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, 9090 Highway 100, Nashville, TN 37221, (615-646-9292); and donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Special Fund for American Art at Hollis Taggart Galleries, 958 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021; or to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center research toward a cure for Germ Cell Cancers and Leukemia, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10065. HARPETH HILLS, 9090 Hwy. 100. Nashville, TN 37221; (615)646-9292. www.harpethhills.com