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Miscellaneous Resolution June 6, 1963
BY: Mr. Levinson
IN RE: MEMORIAL FOR JUDGE H. RUSSEL HOLLAND
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
All of Oakland County was saddened last April 23 by the news of the sudden death
of our beloved Circuit Judge H. Russel Holland. Just two months earlier, on February 15,
Judge Holland retired from the Circuit Bench of this County after 27 years of outstanding
judicial service not only to the people of this County but also to the State of Michigan.
He was the last of the famous triumvirate -- Judge Hartrick, Judge Doty, Judge Holland --
who established for Oakland County a most enviable position in the judicial history of the
State.
Judge Holland was born January 17, 1898, at Wilmington, Virginia, and attended
the University of Richmond where he graduated in 1920. He first became a teacher and
later studied law at the University of Michigan where he received his degree in 1926.
After opening a law office in Pontiac in 1927 he became Pontiac Municipal Judge in 1929
and Circuit Judge in 1936.
Judge Holland looked forward to his retirement, which he announced last January,
despite efforts by the County's other Judges to persuade him to remain on the Bench. His
loss leaves a void most difficult to fill. His judicial ability, his valued advice and
counsel to members of this Board, his homespun humor and his friendliness will long be
remembered by all who knew him or were in any way associated with him.
This Board of Supervisors extends its sympathy to his widow, Nell Holland, and to
his son, H. Russel II, and his daughter, Sharon L. Holland.
William A. Ewart
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of all of the members of this Board, I move that the
foregoing memorial be spread upon the minutes of this meeting of the Board of Supervisors
and that the County Clerk be authorized to forward a certified copy thereof, with the
Seal of the County affixed thereto, to his widow and children.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
David Levinson, Chairman