Shirley Darwin "Holly" Holloman, 88 of Lexington Park, MD died February 24, 2011 at his residence.

Born May 16, 1922 in Harrelsville, NC, he was the son of the late William J. Holloman and Ethel L. (Coleson) Holloman.

At 17 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in Tampa, FL. He enlisted in the Navy at age 18 and served honorably for 29 years. Shirley was a WWII and Korean War veteran. In WWII he participated in the Pacific Theater where he earned the Presidential Unit Citation. In his time of early service, he participated in the liberation of the Philippine Islands and was part of the Asiatic Pacific Campaign in support of operations in China. In his later service years, he fished his way from various duty stations in Hawaii, California, Florida and finally in 1969 retiring from Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

After retiring from the Navy, he spent 25 happy years at the Tackle Box in Lexington Park, MD. As a child in Florida and through all his life, fishing with his friends and being with his family was his greatest joy.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.