Maurice Robert "Bob" Holman, Class of 1985

Maurice Robert "Bob" Holman, 55, of Westerville, passed away on July 18, 2022. Raised in Newark, Ohio in a family of five, he attended Muskingum University, where he played football and studied biology. Most importantly, it was here that he met his college sweetheart, Tawnya (nee Bowdish), whom he married in 1991. Bob went on to become an educator, teaching in Westerville City Schools before eventually starting his own educational consulting company. Bob was a passionate individual with an unending interest in the world around him. He loved to watch movies, go fishing, support the Buckeyes and the Browns, travel, play Dungeons and Dragons, cook and try new foods, read, solve puzzles, and enjoy Sunday tennis and board games with his family. Bob lived a life full of gratitude and happiness, and appreciated the beauty of the everyday. He loved his wife and children and made it his lifes work to care for them. He is survived by his wife and true love, Tawnya, his daughter, Rylee (Zac) Snively, daughters, Logan and Darby Holman, and son, Jakob Holman. In addition to his wife and children, Bob is survived by his parents, Carl and Brenda (nee Woolley) Holman, brother, Thomas and sister, Debra (Sarah) Holman, parents-in-law, Will and Sally (nee Marron) Bowdish, sisters-in-law, Tracy Jados, Lisa Andrews, and Julie (Kurt) Kruger, and brother-in-law, Justin (Aubrey) Bowdish. 

Year of Muskingum Undergraduate Degree
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