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<p><em>Charles Farrell “Chuck” Holloway Jr.</em> was born February 6, 1955 in Memphis, TN, the son of Charles and Eva Holloway. Chuck attended Bishop Byrne Catholic High School, where he excelled in baseball, football, and mathematics. He attended Boys State in Tennessee, which may have planted the seed to attend West Point. Like so many others, he also sought a great education without financially burdening his working-class parents. The young Chuck dreamed of becoming a doctor or maybe playing baseball for his beloved St. Louis Cardinals. In time, the joy of teaching youth captured Chuck, and he spent nearly all his working (post-military) years in education.</p>
<p>At the Academy, Chuck excelled in athletics, participating all four years on the 150-pound Football Team, plebe year on the Baseball Team, and several years as a champion in intramural boxing. He was a valuable member of the G-4 “Guppies” for three years and spent firstie year in Company I-3.</p>
<p>Chuck was an avid athlete and he trained constantly. When not on a sports field he was often found running, commanding a racquetball court (where he rarely lost a match), or challenging friends and roommates to match his “100 push-ups per night” routine. Teammates remember him as the 150-pound Football Team nose guard. Chuck was not tall, but he was as broad as a door and as strong as an ox.</p>
<p>While at West Point Chuck also participated in the Cadet Public Relations Council (CPRC), the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Fine Arts Forum. It was no secret that, besides promoting West Point attendance to prospective cadets, CPRC was a way for Chuck to get off post more often to see his soulmate and future wife of 45 years, Gale Walters.</p>
<p>In barracks life Chuck was the singular, most popular, and most upbeat person in Company G-4. He wore a constant smile and was quick to greet everyone with a kind Tennessee “Howdy.” Chuck was a hardworking, loyal friend to all and is remembered as one of the most polite men his companymates ever met.</p>
<p>Chuck and Gale were married June 10, 1977, two days after graduation, in the Catholic Chapel. Chuck selected the Infantry branch and took his first assignment as assistant S-3, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment at Fort Ord, CA.</p>
<p>Other assignments included S-3, 2nd Training Battalion, IOBC, Fort Benning, GA; company commander, C Company, 8th Battalion, Fort Benning; and liaison officer, U.S. Army, 2nd Region ROTC Cadet Command, Fort Knox, KY.</p>
<p>Chuck’s training included the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Mech Infantry Officer Course, Infantry Mortar Platoon Officer Course, Jungle Warfare Course, Personnel Management Officer Course, and Jungle Warfare Training Course. In 1987 he received a master’s degree in business administration in aviation from Embry-Riddle University.</p>
<p>In the course of their family life, Chuck and Gale celebrated two sons, Charlie and David, who are still in active and Reserve Army status. Through all their lives Chuck was immensely proud of his sons. In 1987, at Fort Knox, Chuck and Gale were honored as nominees for the Army’s Great American Family—this reflecting their love for family and community, their honorable military service, and their servant hearts for family, friends, and the nation.</p>
<p>After his military career of 11 years, Chuck became an educator and served the Hardin County, KY school system for 22 years. There, besides educating, he became a revered and adored soccer coach and referee for both boys and girls high school teams. Chuck had found a new passion. He became a local legend as a coach and referee, and he assisted in developing school soccer teams in other counties and schools as well. Chuck loved coaching kids, but he especially loved coaching both of his sons in soccer and baseball. He also mentored both sons and one grandson to become Eagle Scouts, just as he had done in his youth.</p>
<p>A quadruple bypass in 2011 ended Chuck’s coaching and referee career. He was crushed at the time, having to leave the roles he loved so much. Chuck retired from teaching in 2015, and he and Gale turned to travel to fulfill their adventuresome spirits. They traveled to Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, Niagara Falls, Virginia and most points in between. Chuck’s favorite travel destination was Ireland. </p>
<p>Chuck and Gale Holloway enjoyed a long, loving, and abundant marriage. They loved traveling and they constantly found time to visit their beloved children, grandchildren and family. Chuck wanted one “last trip” to Cancún, Mexico before some complex medical procedures were to begin. There, he suffered a heart attack and passed away.</p>
<p>Gale Holloway has a favorite quote that comes from her and Chuck’s high school yearbook: True friends have no solitary Joy or Sorrow. — William Ellery Channing</p>
<p>After Chuck’s passing these words have even more meaning to Gale and to Chuck’s friends.</p>
<p>Charles Holloway was a wonderful father and husband and an encouraging, unforgettable friend. He adored his sons and was more proud of his family than any other achievement or aspect of his life. He spread cheer and love wherever he went, and it is fitting that his final days were spent in a beautiful earthbound paradise with his lovely bride. </p>
<p><em>— Alan Getts, M.D.</em></p>
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