Jackie D. Holt

SERVICES

Funeral services for Jackie D. Holt, 81, of Gainesville are scheduled for 10 am on Saturday, February 2nd at Whaley United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville. The family will receive friends from 6 pm to 7 pm on Friday, February 1st, at George Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Mr. Holt passed away January 31, 2019 in Denton.

HISTORY

Jackie was born on June 18, 1937 in Olney, Texas to Harold and Pauline Holt. He moved to Gainesville in the 8th grade from Henrietta, Texas and began to immediately make a name for himself in athletics. During his high school years, he was dubbed “Jittery Jackie” and set many athletic records at Gainesville High School, some of which have yet to be surpassed. Jackie was highly recruited by major universities. He chose to play football under Bud Wilkerson at the University of Oklahoma when the Sooners went to the Orange Bowl for three consecutive seasons and set a record of 47 straight games without a loss. Following college, Jackie coached several high school football teams including Denton High School from 1962 to 1965. He then affiliated with Aetna Life and Casualty before returning to Gainesville to open Holt Sporting Goods and eventually become a real estate broker. Jackie was an avid outdoorsman who loved golf, fishing, hunting and camping. His greatest joy in life was spending time with family and friends.

SURVIVORS

Jackie is survived by his wife of 60 years Peggy Wilson Holt of Gainesville; son Jeffrey Holt and wife Tami of Dallas; son Russel Holt and wife Maureen of Houston; Grandchildren Katharine Holt, Emily Holt Ashmun and husband Stuart, Austin Holt, Tyler Holt, and Ashley Holt. He is also survived by his brother Darwin Holt and wife Saundra of Birmingham Alabama. He was preceded in death by his son Gregory Holt, his parents Harold and Pauline Holt, and his mother and father-in-law Roy P. and Dollie Wilson.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Whaley United Methodist Church or CampSweeney.org.