James B. Holdridge's Obituary
James B. Holdridge, Sr., known to his friends and family as Jim, passed away peacefully on March 19th. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1954, he attended John Carroll High School.
In high school, he was a three-sport athlete, excelling at football, wrestling, and lacrosse. In 2014, he was inducted into the John Carroll Athletic Hall of Fame. He attended Towson University, where he played football and wrestled. During the 1976 season, Jim was a captain of the Towson Tigers football team that made it to the Division III National Championship game, the Stag Bowl. In 2004 his entire 1974 football team was inducted into the Towson Hall of Fame for their “perfect season, not repeated in 30 years.
It was at Towson that Jim met not only his wife of 49 years, Connie, but also his closest and dearest friends. The friends that he made playing football at Towson became his family as well. For more than 50 years, he was the lynchpin holding the group together.
After college, Jim went into sales in the computer industry. He excelled in his field, receiving numerous awards and accolades. His enthusiasm for sports never left him. He enjoyed watching all sports. He loved playing racquetball, softball, and golf. He moved to Rehoboth, DE, with his wife to raise their three boys. After the boys moved out and got married, Jim and Connie moved to Bay Crossing in Lewes, Delaware. He fell in love with the community. The pool was his favorite place to relax. Nothing meant more to Jim than his family.
He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Connie; his 6 children, James Holdridge Jr., Amanda Holdridge, Christopher Holdridge, Megan Holdridge, Michael Holdridge, and Vic Holdridge; and his 3 grandchildren, Caitlin Holdridge, CJ Holdridge, and Alex Holdridge. He worked tirelessly for charitable causes, most notably the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition and the Towson Athletic Fund.
Given his love and support of the DBCC, the family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his honor to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, . https://www.debreastcancer.org.
A celebration of life will take place later in Towson, MD.
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