In Remembrance of Richard N. “Dick” Holloway dmaDetroit`s 19th

In Remembrance of Richard N. “Dick” Holloway dmaDetroit’s 19th President
By David Marold for dmaDetroit
Richard N. “Dick” Holloway died peacefully at his home in Bingham Farms on April 19, 2015 at the age of
86. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jean. While Dick wanted to be laid to rest next to
Jean without ceremony, the family decided to hold a visitation on Friday, May 15 from 11am to 1pm at
McCabe Funeral Home, 31950 W. 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills.
http://www.mccabefuneralhome.com/obituaries/details/1454
While he was five years too young to be called a member of the Greatest Generation, they don’t make
them like Dick Holloway anymore. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Dearborn, he served his
country in the United States Army with service in the Philippines. He joined R. L. Polk & Co, one of the
largest direct marketing firms in the country and ultimately reached the second highest level in the
Marketing Services Division as Senior VP, Assistant General Manager. He concluded his career as VP,
assistant General Manager of Government Relations. He was a member of the DMA and served on the
Privacy Task Force.
Dick was our 19th president from 1978-1979 and was arguably the most influential person on the club in
DMAD history. He was DMAD’s first recipient of the “Lifetime Achievement Award” and his support of
DMAD was shown as four past presidents worked for him at Polk: John Smith, David Marold, Robert
Breese and Karen Surma. Duane Dub also was a Polk employee. At one time in the late 80’s and early
90’s Polk had over 80 DMAD members with Dick’s support. Education was important to Dick and he
served as the first chair of the Past Presidents’ Educational Group. Dick also returned to the board by
appointment to assist the club in 2002-2003.
Dick’s history of service in professional and community affairs is a hard one to match. He was chapter
president and national convention chairman of the U. S. Jaycees, Village President of Bingham Farms,
president of a Jaycee Alumni group and an elected trustee of Southfield Township until his death.
The dmaDetroit is incredibly grateful for Dick Holloway’s service and we are honoring his memory with a
contribution to the Greater Michigan Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. http://www.alz.org/gmc/