JAMES R. HOLWAY Jr.

JAMES RAYMOND HOLWAY, JR.  
James Raymond Holway, Jr. of Washington, D.C. and Guilford, N.Y. died peacefully at home the morning of June 6, 2015. Mr. Holway is survived by his wife, Nancy Ticknor Holway; daughter Sarah Fitzgibbon; son James Patrick; daughter-in-law Lacie Wooten and cherished grandchildren, John Patrick Fitzgibbon and Patience Wooten Messore. Born May 6, 1929, Mr. Holway grew up on the North Side of Chicago, 6 short blocks from hallowed Wrigley field. Son of James Raymond Holway and Laura Banford Holway, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1950 and received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1953. He also received a Masters in Taxation from George Washington University Law School in the early 70's. He served as First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force JAG Corps at Wright Patterson AFB. He practiced Law in Chicago before joining the Foreign Service. He was posted to Sao Paulo, Brazil. He found his true calling working with the American Institute for Free Labor Development, which supported free trade unions in Latin America and the Caribbean. He served as Director of Social Projects in Washington and then as Country Program Director for Argentina, Barbados and the eastern Caribbean and Costa Rica. He and his family were privileged to live in Argentina, Barbados and Costa Rica during his more than 20 years with AIFLD. Mr. Holway appreciated the pleasures of living in the city of Washington, and upon retirement, using his Spanish and Portuguese language skills, he volunteered for The Library of Congress, Travelers AID, The IRS Low Income Tax Payers Clinic and the AARP Money Management Program. All the while studying French to prepare for his and his wife's many trips to France. He was an avid reader and NY Times crossword puzzle fanatic, and with his wife, an enthusiastic traveler. An accomplished and beautiful swimmer, in 2003 the family began spending summers in Guilford, N.Y. in a small cottage on a sparkling lake. There he and his wife made lifelong friends with their neighbors, one of whom happened to be a long time Chicago Cubs fan. Mr. Holway's allegiance to his beloved Cubs wavered only when they played The Nats, as they did on June 6. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the Oxford Memorial Library, Oxford, New York, 13830.