Joseph A. Holland - PORTSMOUTH - Joseph Adam Holland, 29, of the 200 block of Hodges Manor Road, died peacefully May 19, 2009. Adam grew up as a deck hand on the Elizabeth River Ferry where he went on to become one of its captains. Later, he captained the Virginia Jewell where he married Sherri Linn Williams. He left the water to start his own business, but the water called once more and he had the honor of engineering on the USS Sequoia Presidential Yacht, docked in Washington, D.C. Adam received his mariner's license when he was only 19 and throughout his career worked for many companies lending his expertise as a boat captain, first mate, mechanic and entrepreneur. Adam was skilled and talented beyond his years on the water. He has now gone to join his stepfather, Rick Benton and beloved cat, Trucker. He is survived by his wife, Sherri Linn Williams Holland; his mother, Mary Elizabeth Borum Ketchum and husband Ronald; his father, Joseph Holland and wife Johnna; a grandmother, Rosa Kittrell; a sister, Summer Marie Holland; a stepsister, Amy Lynn Wilburn and husband Earnest; three stepbrothers, Nicholas, Kain and Damon; a stepgrandfather, Carlton Ketchum; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, a nephew and friends. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. The family will receive friends in the funeral home Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Source: The Virginian Pilot, Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 21, 2009 and www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
Source: The Virginian Pilot, Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 21, 2009 and www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
Joseph A. Holland - PORTSMOUTH - Joseph Adam Holland, 29, of the 200 block of Hodges Manor Road, died peacefully May 19, 2009. Adam grew up as a deck hand on the Elizabeth River Ferry where he went on to become one of its captains. Later, he captained the Virginia Jewell where he married Sherri Linn Williams. He left the water to start his own business, but the water called once more and he had the honor of engineering on the USS Sequoia Presidential Yacht, docked in Washington, D.C. Adam received his mariner's license when he was only 19 and throughout his career worked for many companies lending his expertise as a boat captain, first mate, mechanic and entrepreneur. Adam was skilled and talented beyond his years on the water. He has now gone to join his stepfather, Rick Benton and beloved cat, Trucker. He is survived by his wife, Sherri Linn Williams Holland; his mother, Mary Elizabeth Borum Ketchum and husband Ronald; his father, Joseph Holland and wife Johnna; a grandmother, Rosa Kittrell; a sister, Summer Marie Holland; a stepsister, Amy Lynn Wilburn and husband Earnest; three stepbrothers, Nicholas, Kain and Damon; a stepgrandfather, Carlton Ketchum; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, a nephew and friends. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. The family will receive friends in the funeral home Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Source: The Virginian Pilot, Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 21, 2009 and www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
Source: The Virginian Pilot, Hampton Roads, Virginia, May 21, 2009 and www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com
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