[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E76]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





      REMEMBERING LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBERT DUNLAP HOLLAND, JR.

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                          HON. MAC THORNBERRY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 1, 2016

  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise to 
announce the passing of LCDR (Ret.) Robert Dunlap Holland, Jr. of 
Annandale, Virginia on January 20, 2016, at the age of 89. He is 
survived by Barbara, his loving wife of 59 years; his daughter Anne and 
son-in-law Richard McFarland of Springfield, Virginia; his son Thomas 
Christopher, daughter-in-law Lisa, and stepson Cody Doss of Jupiter, 
Florida; his sister Phyllis Eggleston of Norfolk, Virginia; and many 
nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends.
   LCDR Holland was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 18, 1926, to 
Gladys Matthews Holland and Robert Dunlap Holland. He was raised in 
Norfolk and graduated from Maury High School in 1944. Upon graduation, 
LCDR Holland went to Emory and Henry College as part of the Navy's V-12 
program. He subsequently attended the University of Virginia, 
graduating in 1949 from the Naval ROTC program where he earned a degree 
in commerce and a reserve commission in the United States Navy. When 
the Korean War broke out, the Navy activated his commission as part of 
the contingent invading Inchon. Upon returning to the United States, 
LCDR Holland trained as a gunfire liaison officer at Camp Lejeune, 
North Carolina.
   After leaving active service, LCDR Holland relocated to Annapolis, 
Maryland, to manage a small loan office. In 1954, he met his future 
wife, Barbara Claire Harkins. They married in 1956. In 1960, Robert, 
Barbara, and their two children moved to Annandale where he began a 
career in banking. He was tremendously proud of both his service in the 
United States Navy Reserve and to be a part of the First Virginia Bank 
Family.
   Mr. Speaker, LCDR Holland and his family represent the very best of 
America's Greatest Generation. We rise to honor and thank them for 
their service to our Nation and to wish them Fair Winds and Following 
Seas.

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