God in his loving and tender compassion called James Norman Holt, Jr., to rest on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Facility in Great Mills, MD. He was a member of St. Cecelia's Church, in St. James, MD. James was lifelong resident of St. Mary's County and received has formal education through the St. Mary's County Public School System. He worked at St. Mary's College, King Shop Around, and twenty years at St. Mary's Ryken as a maintenance engineer, bus driver, and part time he served J. Frank Raley, Louise Crupi, and others in the community performing miscellaneous duties and lawn care service.

James married the love of his life, Florence Cecelia Holt and they were blessed with one loving and devoted son James Eric Holt and one granddaughter who he loved dearly Victoria Rose Holt. James loved his wife and son unconditionally.

His favorite pastimes included: repairing lawnmowers, bus trips to Atlantic City, playing cards, eating fine food, Italian food at Napoli's Pizzeria in Waldorf, MD, painting and yard work, drinking coffee and Big Gulp's, smoking, and shooting the breeze with family and friends at the local 7-11. The last three years James' lived at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Facility and there he made a lot of friends and enjoyed the staff at the facility. He was a good man because if he had a dollar you certainly know that you had a dollar.

James leaves to cherish his legacy his loving and devoted wife of forty-four years; Florence C. Holt of Park Hall, MD; his son James Eric Holt of Park Hall, MD; one granddaughter Victoria Rose Holt (Tori) of Greenbelt, MD; four sisters: Marie McLamb of Washington, DC; Edna Culpepper (Carroll Dyson) Dorothy Reed, Alice Robinson (David Barnes) of Lexington Park, MD; three brothers: Francis Holt (Saundra)of Lexington Park, MD, Paul Holt (Clarissa)of Trenton, NJ and Joseph Holt of Washington, DC three sister-in-laws: Mary Rebecca Shade of Park Hall, MD, Lillian Shade of California, MD, and Helen Marie Sewell (Leo)of St. Inigoes, MD; two brother-in-laws Bernard Somerville of Colorado Springs, CO, and Robert Somerville (Austine) of Lexington Park, MD; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends in the community.

He was preceded in death by his parents James Norman Holt, Sr. and Agnes Marie (Moreland) Holt; seven brother-in-laws John Harris Reed, Richard Culpepper, Robert McLamb; John Somerville, James Somerville, William Shade, Joseph Shade; one sister-in-law Martha Somerville; and one niece Leslie Reed.

The family will receive friends on Friday, February 19, 2010 in St. Cecelia's Church, St. Mary's City, MD from 10:00 a.m. – 1l:00 a.m. where a Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. The pallbearers will be Joseph Holt, Thomas Briscoe, Donnie Shade, Joseph Shade, James Shade, and David Barnes.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.