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In Memory

Robert Holzmer - Class Of 1936

OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Robert N Holzmer
BIRTH          11 Nov 1917, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH          16 Jan 2014 (aged 96), Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL         Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
MEMORIAL ID    123837369

Robert N Holzmer was born on November 11, 1917 Hobart, Indiana, the son of Nicholas Holzmer and Eva ( -- ) Holzmer.

A veteran of the US Army during World War II, he served as a Technical Sergeant in the South Pacific. He also was an assistant band director and proudly played the trombone during his military service. Upon discharge from the Army, Robert attended Bowling Green Business University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was there that he met and was married about 1948 to Margaret Schroer (1930–2020).

Robert graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and subsequently moved to Nashville, where early on he as an accountant for several different companies, before eventually opening his own private practice as a CPA. He also taught accounting at Tennessee State University for over 20 years and was a life-long member of the AICPA/TSCPA. He was 93 years old when he finally closed his CPA practice.

Robert was deeply committed to his Catholic faith and was a founding member of Saint Henry Catholic Church. He was passionate about music, directing and singing in several choirs over the years. He loved baseball and softball. He particularly loved playing KC softball with his sons, well into his 70s.

He was a member of Knights of Columbus, the Serra Club and many other local organizations over his lifetime. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he was 96 years old when he passed away on January 16, 2014.

Survivors include his wife, six children, eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial was held at Saint Henry Catholic Church, with burial in Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens.

Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on January 20, 2014

This information, including the obituary and the pictures below, were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123837369/robert-n-holzmer.

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