James Luther Holdar

James Luther Holdar, 73, of Brownsville, Texas passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Port Isabel, Texas. James Luther Holdar was born on October 7, 1943 in Russellville Arkansas the son of Luther and Ethyl Holdar. He was one of 11 children with brothers and sisters including Mary Anne, Fanny, Eleanor, Maxine, Mildred, Frank, Robert, Francis, Darlene and Thomas. Jim graduated from Ozark high school in Ozark, Arkansas. He then served in the army in both the US and Korea. He achieved the rank of E 5 including four years in the army and two years in the National Guard. He was a top graduate of armor school. He graduate from the University of Arkansas with a degree in civil engineering. He was first married in August 1964 and in that marriage had three children Erika, James and Colleen. His first job out of college was working as a civil engineer for the Texas highway department in Raymondville, Texas in 1969. He worked with a number of firms until 1983 at which time he opened Holdar Engineering in Brownsville Texas.  In May 17, 1997 he married the love of his life Carmen Holdar. In that marriage he gained two more children Jaime and Dalia and three grandchildren Gabriel, Isabella and Alexander. In 2000 he gained a son-in-law Mark and two granddaughters Denise and Dayna. Then in 2002 his son James was married in San Angelo to Judy Adams. In 2004 he had a granddaughter, Sabre.  During his 45 years of life and career in Brownsville, he participated in the Lions club, Elks club, Rotary club and was a member of the tea party and Libertarian party.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 from 1:00 – 9:00 p.m. with military honors at 6:15 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory. Services will conclude at the end of the visitation. (956) 350-8485