Allan L. Holland

Allan Lamar Holland of Prescott, AZ was born in New Freedom, PA December 22, 1935 and passed away December 28, 2020. His parents were Clarence 'Jake' and Anna Holland.

Allan was a graduate of Penn State and Drexel Universities and worked on various space projects including Gemini, Voyager and Galileo, the mission to Jupiter. He enjoyed music and played in the Penn State Blue Band, a Philadelphia Mummers Band as well as local bands. He also sang in several choral groups. He loved to garden, travel and go camping and fishing with his family. He enjoyed building things: a telescope, a sailboat, furniture, a green house and remote-controlled airplanes and was a member of the Chino Valley Model Aviators.

He is survived by his wife Jane, son Bill (wife Cathy), daughter Ann (husband Arnault Masy), daughter Meg, son Tom and son Jon (wife Tina). He also be fondly remembered by his six grandchildren, Conner (wife Vicky), Ryan, Julia, Evan, Janelle and Elina.

Because of the pandemic, travel restrictions and the winter weather, only a short service was held on March 12, 2021 when his ashes were buried/interred near the grave of his infant twins, Margie and Peter John. A more formal ceremony for family and friends will be held June 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM at his grave site in the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Shrewsbury, PA to remember Allan and celebrate his life. There will be a luncheon afterwards at the The Mill Inn in Glen Rock.