David Robert Holdaway Obituary (2022)

WATCH LIVE FUNERAL STREAM HERE (11:30 AM MST) David Robert Holdaway passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at the age of 79, after a short, valiant battle with cancer. He was born January 20, 1942 in American Fork, UT to Robert David Holdaway and Edna Fugal Holdaway. He grew up in Pleasant Grove and graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1960. He served in the Utah National Guard as a combat engineer, and served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland, and then returned to Pleasant Grove. Shortly after his return, he married a young Swiss Miss in his neighborhood, Regula Elizabeth Ringger. After graduating from BYU in 1969 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, David moved his small family to San Jose and Santa Rosa, California to work as an engineer for Hewlett-Packard. In 1975, he returned to Pleasant Grove to run a small business. He later worked for the Alpine School District as Director of Physical Facilities, where he was instrumental in the construction of over half of the current school buildings in the district, and he oversaw school construction during an unprecedented period of growth within North Utah County. He was instrumental in developing several school building techniques which saved time and money and allowed for the construction of multiple buildings in different towns at one time. David was active in local government. He first ran for the Pleasant Grove City Council in 1979 and served as a member of the City Council until 1981, when he successfully ran for mayor. He served as mayor for 12 years, from 1981 to 1993 during a time of great growth in the city. His efforts as mayor can continue to be seen all over this beautiful town. After his service as mayor, he continued to serve his community on the city planning commission and recently as the co-chair for the construction of a new police and fire department building in Pleasant Grove. His service to the community also included serving on the Pleasant Grove Water Commission as well as on the Pleasant Grove Fine Arts Commission. He was also a member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers and served as president of the Brigham Young chapter. He exemplified the values of Pleasant Grove through his service and left a lasting legacy for the town he loved so much. Besides serving as a full-time missionary in Scotland, he continued to serve faithfully in various callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including serving with his wife as a branch president at the Provo Missionary Training Center and as a temple worker in the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple. David is survived by his beloved wife, Regula and two children, Jon David Holdaway (Juliette) of Pyeongtaek, South Korea and Adam Matthew Holdaway (Elenita) of Pleasant Grove. David's most important treasure was his grandkids and great-granddaughter, and he is survived by Kaelin (Spencer) Stanley and their daughter Clara, Cash Holdaway, Reuben (Amy) Holdaway, Kamisha (Daniel) Jacobson, and Eli Holdaway. He was looking forward to the birth of his first great-grandson in March. He is also survived by his siblings Jeanne Turner, Steven (Nancy) Holdaway, Boyd (Louise) Holdaway, and Debbie (Devon) Hunt. He was proceeded in death by his parents and his sister Barbara Hill. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:30 am in the Battle Creek Seventh Ward Chapel, 1106 East 200 South, Pleasant Grove where family and friends may attend a viewing from 9:30 - 11:15 am prior to services. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery where military honors will be conducted by the Utah Army National Guard. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com.