Stanley J. Holloway VIRGINIA BEACH - Retired U.S. Navy

SEAL Capt. Stanley J. Holloway passed away May 18, 2009, in

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Stan is survived by his loving and devoted

wife, Joyce; his children, Houston and Taylor and his wife Ashley and their

children Tristan and Chandler; sisters, Arlene Holloway and Arlee Wiseman; and other family, friends and teammates. Stan was an exceptional husband, father, and grandfather and received immense pleasure from his twin grandchildren. He was born and raised in Laramie, Wyo., and spent much of his adult life in the military service. He was a graduate of the University of Wyoming, completed the Defense Language Institute specializing in Korean, began a Master's of Science in systems management at the University of California, and completed a Master's of Science in crisis and consequence management at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Stan served as U.S. Army artillery officer in Vietnam, and later joined the U.S. Navy and became a Naval special warfare SEAL officer, where he served in every significant level of responsibility, including commanding officer of SEAL Team FOUR; commanding officer, Special Boat Unit 20 (Norfolk); commanding officer, Special Boat 26 (Panama); commander, Naval Special Warfare Task Group, SIXTH Fleet (Naples); chief of staff, Special Operations Command, Central (Tampa); chief staff officer, Special Boat Squadron TWO (Norfolk), and chief staff officer, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (Norfolk). Capt. Holloway served with distinction during a magnificent and demanding career in Naval Special Warfare where he excelled as both an operator, leader and visionary. His performance across the full spectrum of military assignments was marked with unparalleled sense of duty, extraordinary enthusiasm, and the highest degree of commitment to the SEAL and Special Boat Teams and to his entire Naval Special Warfare community. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal (2) and Combat Action Ribbon, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (4), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, United Nations Medal, and numerous others. He was awarded the U.S. Special Operations Command's Quality Award for VISION 2000, and in 2008 was inducted into the U.S. Army Field Artillery Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame. After Navy retirement, Capt. Holloway served in various defense contractor positions in direct support of Naval Special Warfare and the SEAL and Special Boat Teams. In 2001, he and his family relocated to Las Vegas, Nev., where he supported strategic development for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Nevada Test Site, National Center for Combating Terrorism, and subsequently as manager of the Integrated Safety Security Program for all activities related to Counterterrorism Operational Support. He and his family returned to Virginia Beach in 2008 to complete an assignment as a requirements analyst at the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, which led to his current position as director of Maritime Security for the National Defense Group of the Technology Management Company. Stan was an expert in the field of military and corporate force protection, and gave many seminars and authored several publications surrounding maritime security and surveillance detection. Widely known and highly respected for his intellect, professionalism, and good humor, Stan was a lifetime member of the UDT-SEAL Association and 1st Air Calvary Association, member of the Naval Special Warfare Foundation Board of Directors, and he organized and was founding president of the UDT-SEAL Association's Las Vegas Chapter. The family specifically requests no flowers, but instead that any thoughts through gifts be made to the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, www.nswfoundation.org. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. in Little Creek Amphibious Base Chapel, Norfolk. Any non-military persons wishing to attend Capt. Holloway's service, please call Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, (757) 464-6221, by 2 p.m. Monday to place name on list. Enter the base at Gate 3.  Internment will be June 2, 2009, 11:00 a.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Laramie, Wyoming.