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Stuart Boyce Holoman, 80, of Raleigh, NC, passed away on February 7, 2023 in Raleigh, NC.

Visitation will be 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, followed by a service at 1:30 pm on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 1701 East Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. The service will be immediately followed by a burial service at Raleigh Memorial Park, 7501 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, 27612.

Stuart Boyce Holoman, son of Boyce and Lillian Holoman, was born in Raleigh,North Carolina on December 9, 1942. Stuart is not just the rare native North Carolinian, he’s a native Raleighite. A clarinetist from an early age, he graduated from the Broughton High Symphonic Band to the NCSU Symphonic Band, where he was music librarian, obtaining a BS and MS degree in Electrical Engineering just to keep playing in the band. Interspersed in those years he was a top-40 DJ spinning rock and roll 45s at WKIX, WSHE, and WSSB. A charter member of the Raleigh Concert Band as a clarinetist, he began his association with Cary Town Band in the early 1990s also playing clarinet. He continued as Director and Conductor for Cary Town Band and became Director Emeritus in late 2022 returning to his first love of playing clarinet and performing with the band through the end of 2022.

Serving at sea as an officer in the US Navy, he formed the folk group Wind Jammers, picking up a cheap guitar in Italy to accompany the group. This led to work with various folk and bluegrass groups in New Jersey while a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories and studying mathematics and protocol theory at Stevens Institute of Technology. On the side, he designed electronic phone systems and communications networks while writing folk, country, and rock music for his band, Procyon, playing that Yamaha 12-string, and singing in Denver area bars with Jack Ray.

After returning to the Research Triangle as Director of Computing Technology with Nortel (where a remarkable similarity to Kermit the Frog was noted), he formed Holocon, Inc. – Computication Consulting, specializing in whatever looked interesting at the time. This included announcing Great Classical Music at the fledgling WCPE, eventually becoming Program and Operations Director for a few years before taking off to travel around the world consulting on, writing about, and teaching computer auditing and security to Fortune 1000 companies – or whoever would listen.

Wherever he was, music was an important part of his life. His wife Elizabeth, a Neonatal Practitioner at area hospitals, plays flute, piccolo, clarinet, and violin. Holocon, Inc endows a chair for Elizabeth with the Durham Medical Orchestra. Three grown daughters have all had musical bouts with clarinet, flute, and one still sings in Wilmington. Everywhere you turn, there’s music. Stuart spent the last several years of his life composing and arranging pieces for symphonic band. Many pieces were performed by the Cary Town Band and these compositions can be found online.

He is preceded in death by his parents Boyce and Lillian D. Holoman, his sister Dorothy H. Evans. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Elizabeth Holoman, three daughters Kristine H. Clements (Ralph Clements), Patricia Holoman, Megan H. Smith (Kevin Smith), grandchildren Steven Clements, Sarah Clements, Jillian Smith, Jenna Smith.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Cary Town Band, c/o Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Avenue, Cary, NC 27511.

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02/09/23 11:19 AM #1    

William Stroupe

As an avid listener of Top-40 radio stations while at Broughton, I will always remember Stuart's broadcasting days. Even before he became "Chipmonk," the popular WKIX personality, he would DJ while we were all still in high school. I recall one Sunday when he was on the air for at least four hours straight. What dedication to duty! But listeners could tell from his enthusiasm and professional on-air presence that Stuart really loved what he was doing. He also compiled a massive tape of music that was popular during our days at Broughton to provide listening enjoyment at one of our recent reunions. Classmates, radio listeners, and everyone whose life Stuart touched will always remember him and feel the loss his passing has created.

Bill Stroupe


02/09/23 12:57 PM #2    

Larry Lovvorn

I was in the Symphonic and MArching 100 Bands with Stuart for our entinre time at NBHS.  We enjoyed what we were doing, the band trips we took and the bus ride to get there.  A great musician and all things musical 


02/09/23 04:22 PM #3    

Charles Winton

I met Stuart in 7th grade at the then brand new Daniels Jr. High School, where we soon became good friends.  We were members of the band from the get go, first Daniels, then Broughton, then NC State. In many ways our musical interests identifed us, and playing music certainly provided relief from academic work. Along with Hueston Hobbs, we did some crazy stuff while in high school (e.g., hopping a freight train).  We also double dated a number of times, continuing that pattern at NC State by trekking up to what is now UNCG many weekends. Not long after graduating from NC State we both married our long time girl friends (Sandra Jones and De An Buffaloe) from the Broughton class of '62, both of whom attended WC/UNCG. After our undergraduate years, our paths diverged, with Stuart joining the US Navy via NROTC and in my case going on to graduate school at UNC. Even though our careers left us georgraphically distant, we still managed to keep in touch over the years and especially so once email became routine. After becoming empty nesters, De An and I came up to Raleigh a number of times to see family, timing our visits so we could attend Stuart's semi-annual Solstice party. We also connected with both Stuart and Hueston at the 50th and 55th reunions, which included catching up with Rosemary Hoffman, another of our friends from the band. Those are great memories. I am evermore grateful we made it up this past December for what turned out to be Stuart's last Solstice hurrah, where he held forth in spite of his evidently shaky health. I am also grateful he found his sole-mate of the last 33 years in Liz, who participated in his musical ventures and was with him to the end. We will miss his presence and his zany tales of adventure.

 


02/10/23 07:03 AM #4    

Shelton Sugg

   Stuart and I were first cousins.  Same age and almost the same birthday.  We grew up together, sharing sleepovers, camping over nights, the neighbor's "zip-line", and secretly blowing up his dad's model battleship with cheery bombs.  We also shared the love of his dear mom. We reconnected through the Broughton 61 Class Reunion Page just a couple of years ago, for which I was grateful.
   I send my love to his family and sister, Dorothy. May the Lord give you His peace.
Shelton Sugg  


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