Ivan Lee Holt Jr. ’35

Lee Holt died of heart failure in Louisiana, Mo., Apr. 7, 1997, after four years residence in a nursing home. He was 83. He had been a St. Louis Circuit Court judge for 33 years when he retired in 1983.

After three years at Princeton, where he majored in classics and belonged to Colonial Club, Lee left college to obtain a law degree at the U. of Chicago in 1937. He worked as a lawyer in private practice for several years, and served in the navy during WWII, where he rose to the rank of commander. After the war, he returned to private practice and also was on the faculty of Washington U. He was appointed to the Circuit Court in 1949.

During a distinguished legal career, Lee received honorary degrees from McKendree College and Central Methodist College. He was active in many philanthropic and community causes and belonged to a number of bar associations and legal societies.

He married Mary Edwards in 1945; she died in 1985. His second wife, Rojena Kabbaz Holt survives, also step-daughter Janet Resnik, son Ivan Lee III, and five grandchildren. The class sends its most sincere sympathy to all.

The Class of 1935