R. Eugene Holley (c.1926-2000) — of Georgia. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1965-77. In 1980, he was convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to ten years in prison (later reduced to three years); served 16 months. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon afterward, in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 19, 2000. Interment at Westover Memorial Park.
Extracted from: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI.html#CEM∼Gene Holley was an American hero during the Korean War flying the F86 Sabre Jet he was wing man for Jet Ace James Jabara as documented in Life magazine and can be found online. In later life he was the most powerful political in the state of Georgia as Leader of the State Senate. He became very wealthy through dealing in oil in the Middle East but that venture also bankrupted him when sulfur was found in the oil. He was one of several Augusta men who spent time in prison for fradulent handling of a local bank owned by a group of local investors. He went from being a kingmaker to the bottom of the financial world. Not the only person to make mistakes, Gene loved his God and paid the price for his banking law breaking.
OBITUARY:
Sen. R. Eugene Holley,74, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. P. James Costigan officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park.
Sen. Holley, a native of Aiken, was a Air Force veteran of World War II where he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber, and a retired state senator. He graduated from University of Georgia 1949 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. A distinguished military graduate, Sen. Holley was commissioned a lieutenant in the Air Force in 1949 and served in Korea as an F-86 jet fighter pilot as a captain. For his service in Korea, he was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving the life of jet ace Maj. James J. Jabara. He served with a Republic of Korea Infantry Division as a forward air controller and military adviser. At the end of the war, he was part of the Continental Air Defense Command as an all-weather jet fighter pilot.
Sen. Holley graduated from University of Georgia Law School in 1958 and passed the Georgia Bar Examination while still a student in 1957. He became a partner in the law firm of Congdon and Holley and was later a partner of Sanders, Hester and Holley. In 1964, Sen. Holley announced his candidacy for State Senate.
During his first years in the Senate, Sen. Holley, was appointed to Appropriations, Banking and Finance, Judiciary and Education Matters committees, which allowed him to be vital in the shaping and passing of important legislation. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, he guided a measure to secure funds to establish Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Sen. Holley helped with local legislative matters including the revitalization of downtown Augusta and the design and construction of the Augusta Civic Center. In 1976, the legislature passed a bill making Sen. Holley a senator for perpetuity.
Survivors include his wife, Louise B. Holley; four sons, Phillip G. Holley, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Robert Holley, Stephen T. Holley and Eugene N. Holley, all of Augusta; a daughter, Anna H. Avrett, Augusta; a sister, Rebecca H. Burke, Augusta; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Will Brittingham, Tommy Brittingham, Frank Brittingham, Patrick Brittingham, Charles Brittingham, Paul Menk, Timmy Kelley and Brian Franklin.
Extracted from: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI.html#CEM∼Gene Holley was an American hero during the Korean War flying the F86 Sabre Jet he was wing man for Jet Ace James Jabara as documented in Life magazine and can be found online. In later life he was the most powerful political in the state of Georgia as Leader of the State Senate. He became very wealthy through dealing in oil in the Middle East but that venture also bankrupted him when sulfur was found in the oil. He was one of several Augusta men who spent time in prison for fradulent handling of a local bank owned by a group of local investors. He went from being a kingmaker to the bottom of the financial world. Not the only person to make mistakes, Gene loved his God and paid the price for his banking law breaking.
OBITUARY:
Sen. R. Eugene Holley,74, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. P. James Costigan officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park.
Sen. Holley, a native of Aiken, was a Air Force veteran of World War II where he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber, and a retired state senator. He graduated from University of Georgia 1949 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. A distinguished military graduate, Sen. Holley was commissioned a lieutenant in the Air Force in 1949 and served in Korea as an F-86 jet fighter pilot as a captain. For his service in Korea, he was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving the life of jet ace Maj. James J. Jabara. He served with a Republic of Korea Infantry Division as a forward air controller and military adviser. At the end of the war, he was part of the Continental Air Defense Command as an all-weather jet fighter pilot.
Sen. Holley graduated from University of Georgia Law School in 1958 and passed the Georgia Bar Examination while still a student in 1957. He became a partner in the law firm of Congdon and Holley and was later a partner of Sanders, Hester and Holley. In 1964, Sen. Holley announced his candidacy for State Senate.
During his first years in the Senate, Sen. Holley, was appointed to Appropriations, Banking and Finance, Judiciary and Education Matters committees, which allowed him to be vital in the shaping and passing of important legislation. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, he guided a measure to secure funds to establish Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Sen. Holley helped with local legislative matters including the revitalization of downtown Augusta and the design and construction of the Augusta Civic Center. In 1976, the legislature passed a bill making Sen. Holley a senator for perpetuity.
Survivors include his wife, Louise B. Holley; four sons, Phillip G. Holley, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Robert Holley, Stephen T. Holley and Eugene N. Holley, all of Augusta; a daughter, Anna H. Avrett, Augusta; a sister, Rebecca H. Burke, Augusta; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Will Brittingham, Tommy Brittingham, Frank Brittingham, Patrick Brittingham, Charles Brittingham, Paul Menk, Timmy Kelley and Brian Franklin.
R. Eugene Holley (c.1926-2000) — of Georgia. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1965-77. In 1980, he was convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to ten years in prison (later reduced to three years); served 16 months. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon afterward, in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 19, 2000. Interment at Westover Memorial Park.
Extracted from: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI.html#CEM∼Gene Holley was an American hero during the Korean War flying the F86 Sabre Jet he was wing man for Jet Ace James Jabara as documented in Life magazine and can be found online. In later life he was the most powerful political in the state of Georgia as Leader of the State Senate. He became very wealthy through dealing in oil in the Middle East but that venture also bankrupted him when sulfur was found in the oil. He was one of several Augusta men who spent time in prison for fradulent handling of a local bank owned by a group of local investors. He went from being a kingmaker to the bottom of the financial world. Not the only person to make mistakes, Gene loved his God and paid the price for his banking law breaking.
OBITUARY:
Sen. R. Eugene Holley,74, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. P. James Costigan officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park.
Sen. Holley, a native of Aiken, was a Air Force veteran of World War II where he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber, and a retired state senator. He graduated from University of Georgia 1949 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. A distinguished military graduate, Sen. Holley was commissioned a lieutenant in the Air Force in 1949 and served in Korea as an F-86 jet fighter pilot as a captain. For his service in Korea, he was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving the life of jet ace Maj. James J. Jabara. He served with a Republic of Korea Infantry Division as a forward air controller and military adviser. At the end of the war, he was part of the Continental Air Defense Command as an all-weather jet fighter pilot.
Sen. Holley graduated from University of Georgia Law School in 1958 and passed the Georgia Bar Examination while still a student in 1957. He became a partner in the law firm of Congdon and Holley and was later a partner of Sanders, Hester and Holley. In 1964, Sen. Holley announced his candidacy for State Senate.
During his first years in the Senate, Sen. Holley, was appointed to Appropriations, Banking and Finance, Judiciary and Education Matters committees, which allowed him to be vital in the shaping and passing of important legislation. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, he guided a measure to secure funds to establish Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Sen. Holley helped with local legislative matters including the revitalization of downtown Augusta and the design and construction of the Augusta Civic Center. In 1976, the legislature passed a bill making Sen. Holley a senator for perpetuity.
Survivors include his wife, Louise B. Holley; four sons, Phillip G. Holley, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Robert Holley, Stephen T. Holley and Eugene N. Holley, all of Augusta; a daughter, Anna H. Avrett, Augusta; a sister, Rebecca H. Burke, Augusta; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Will Brittingham, Tommy Brittingham, Frank Brittingham, Patrick Brittingham, Charles Brittingham, Paul Menk, Timmy Kelley and Brian Franklin.
Extracted from: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI.html#CEM∼Gene Holley was an American hero during the Korean War flying the F86 Sabre Jet he was wing man for Jet Ace James Jabara as documented in Life magazine and can be found online. In later life he was the most powerful political in the state of Georgia as Leader of the State Senate. He became very wealthy through dealing in oil in the Middle East but that venture also bankrupted him when sulfur was found in the oil. He was one of several Augusta men who spent time in prison for fradulent handling of a local bank owned by a group of local investors. He went from being a kingmaker to the bottom of the financial world. Not the only person to make mistakes, Gene loved his God and paid the price for his banking law breaking.
OBITUARY:
Sen. R. Eugene Holley,74, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. P. James Costigan officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park.
Sen. Holley, a native of Aiken, was a Air Force veteran of World War II where he served as a flight engineer on a B-24 bomber, and a retired state senator. He graduated from University of Georgia 1949 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. A distinguished military graduate, Sen. Holley was commissioned a lieutenant in the Air Force in 1949 and served in Korea as an F-86 jet fighter pilot as a captain. For his service in Korea, he was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving the life of jet ace Maj. James J. Jabara. He served with a Republic of Korea Infantry Division as a forward air controller and military adviser. At the end of the war, he was part of the Continental Air Defense Command as an all-weather jet fighter pilot.
Sen. Holley graduated from University of Georgia Law School in 1958 and passed the Georgia Bar Examination while still a student in 1957. He became a partner in the law firm of Congdon and Holley and was later a partner of Sanders, Hester and Holley. In 1964, Sen. Holley announced his candidacy for State Senate.
During his first years in the Senate, Sen. Holley, was appointed to Appropriations, Banking and Finance, Judiciary and Education Matters committees, which allowed him to be vital in the shaping and passing of important legislation. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, he guided a measure to secure funds to establish Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Sen. Holley helped with local legislative matters including the revitalization of downtown Augusta and the design and construction of the Augusta Civic Center. In 1976, the legislature passed a bill making Sen. Holley a senator for perpetuity.
Survivors include his wife, Louise B. Holley; four sons, Phillip G. Holley, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Robert Holley, Stephen T. Holley and Eugene N. Holley, all of Augusta; a daughter, Anna H. Avrett, Augusta; a sister, Rebecca H. Burke, Augusta; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Will Brittingham, Tommy Brittingham, Frank Brittingham, Patrick Brittingham, Charles Brittingham, Paul Menk, Timmy Kelley and Brian Franklin.
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