In Memory

Edward R. Holley III, of Austin died on Sept. 20 after a two-year battle with cancer.  Born in Urbana, IL on Sept. 13, 1965, he moved with his family to Austin in 1979.  He graduated from Anderson High School in 1983 and then from the University of Texas in 1988 with special honors in Computer Science.  After working part-time at IBM while a student, he began full-time employment as a programmer at IBM Austin in 1988 and transferred to IBM Seattle in 1996, where he worked until 2003.  He enjoyed snow skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and competitive water skiing and was a voluminous reader, especially of science fiction.

Surviving are Ed's sister, Joyce Holley Kramar, her husband Steve, their children Lynne, John, Philip and Cara of Datchet, England, and Grand Rapids, MI, and his parents, Edward R. and Peggy Scott Holley of Austin.  He was preceded in death by his nephew Peter Kramar and his grandparents.

The family would like to express appreciation to the members of the Westover Hills Church of Christ, the Northwest Church of Christ in Seattle, IBM Seattle, neighbors, and Ed's Anderson High friends, especially John and Brooke Winfrey, for their constant support.

No formal service or visitation is planned.  The faithful prayers and attention of his friends during his illness have been his memorials.