Ted Wade Holland Jr.

Ted Wade Holland, Jr. FAYETTE, MAINE - Our beloved Ted Holland, 41, died on December 1, 2012 at the Androscoggin Hospice House. Ted was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on December 8, 1970, the son of Ted and Faye Catoe Holland. Ted graduated from Airport High School in 1988. He was graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1995, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in English and became a dedicated Gamecock fan. On August 2, 1997, he married his best friend, Rachael Purrington-Holland, and started his family. Elijah was born in 1999 followed by Summer in 2002. Following his marriage, Ted worked for the South Carolina Attorney General's Office & the Supreme Court. The rest of his career he remained in service to the State of South Carolina in his work with the Department of Emergency Preparedness and as divisional director of the Department of Health and Environmental Control's Injury and Violence Prevention. In 2009, Ted and Rachael came to Maine to make their home in Fayette. Ted loved his community and was active in the Fayette Fire Department. Ted decided to devote his career to the education of children with Autism and worked for the Wayne Regional Autism Program. What Ted enjoyed the most was life with his family. He was a wonderful role model, not only for his children but for everyone who had the honor of meeting and talking to him. He enjoyed hiking and other outdoor pursuits. He loved guitars and was a gifted musician, playing in several bands during his life. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Rachael Purrington Holland, son Elijah, daughter Summer, and baby son Samuel expected mid-December; sisters Judy (Brian) Ratchford and Jill (Matt) Seifert; and his Purrington family, his father in law Roger Purrington, his sister in laws Mary (Billy) Jernigan, Laura Edwards, Ellen (John) Miller, Rebecca Purrington, Anna Purrington, and his brother in laws Ross (Lorelei) Purrington and Michael (Rhonda) Purrington, as well as twenty nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the community for its' generous support, as well as the medical staff of St. Mary's Hosptial in Lewiston, Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, and Hospice House of Androscoggin. A memorial service will be held at the Readfield Methodist Church on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to: Maine Autism Alliance, 65 Patterson Street, Augusta, ME 04330 Or Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop. Memories, condolences, photos, and videos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com