William Lee Holladay

Background

Holladay, William Lee was born on December 9, 1901 in Fayette, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert Lee and Estella Adelaide (Redman) Holladay.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with honors, California Institute of Technology, 1924.

Career

Engineering manager George Belsey Company, Los Angeles, 1927—1941. Manager central repair Montgomery Ward, Oakland, 1941—1944. Purchasing agent General Air Conditioning & Heating Company, 1944—1946.

Vice president engineering Hieatt Engineering Company, Burbank, California, 1946—1952. Vice president, president, chairman Holladay, Eggett & Helin, Los Angeles, 1952—1972. Consultant engineer Altadena, from 1972.

Achievements

• William Lee Holladay has been listed as a noteworthy consulting engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Pasadena Lung Association, 1970. Member of American Society of Heating (president 1968, Wolverine Diamond Key award 1950), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), California Institute of Technology Alumni Association 1963, Institute Advancement Engineering, Athenaeum Club (Pasadena), Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Louise Helen Cook, September 24, 1925. Children: William Lee, Richard Lee, Nancy Lee Holladay Weger.

Father:

Robert Lee Holladay

Mother:

Estella Adelaide (Redman) Holladay

Spouse:

Louise Helen Cook

child:

Richard Lee Holladay

child:

William Lee Holladay

child:

Nancy Lee Holladay Weger Holladay