Philip A. Holman Jr. ’49

Phil died Aug. 1, 2014.

He came to Princeton from Charleston, W.Va. Phil majored in politics and was a member of Prospect Club, Whig-Clio, and the band. After graduation he worked briefly in New York in public relations, then moved to Washington, where he was on the editorial staff of the journal Psychiatry.

Phil did graduate work in psychology at American University and the Washington School of Psychiatry and then returned to New York to work for Puerto Rico’s Migration Division in its resettlement programs. In 1964, Phil was back in Washington at the Department of Health and Human Services, where he focused on refugee resettlement, and later as a division director in the Office of Resettlement.

Phil retired in 1995, and we have little information about his life since then. We’re told that he was loving, kind, and generous, with a keen sense of humor. In his earlier years, he was “known for his prowess on the volleyball court”— a rare talent indeed.

Phil is survived by his wife, Mary; his son, Matthew; his daughter, Marjorie H. Lawrence; his grandson, Andrew Lawrence; three great-grandsons; and many cousins, relatives, and friends. We send our condolences to them all.