Bill Delton Holton Jr.

Bill Holton, a lifelong resident of San Angelo TX, was born on June 24, 1952 and passed away on April 10, 2021 in Austin TX. Bill passed away unexpectedly from a brain bleed after undergoing a procedure to insert a heart pump. A celebration of Bill's life will be held on Saturday, May 22nd from 10:30 to 1:30 the Pavilion at Kid's Kingdom Park on the river in downtown San Angelo. Bill was born to parent Retha Marie Banks Holton in San Angelo TX. Bill is survived by his wife of 48 years, Judith Morris Holton, sons Jason Del of San Angelo and Zane Dreke (Kayla) of Virginia Beach Virginia. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Andrew David, Parker Aurel, and Paxton Zane Holton. Bill attended San Angelo Central High School and graduated in 1970. Soon after high school where he began his construction career, he worked with Wooten Plumbing. He continued his construction career working with several local custom home builders. In 1985, Bill was hired to teach Building Trades at Central High School, a job he truly loved. For next 25 years, he made a life-long impression on his many students and parents alike. He was not only a skilled carpenter, but also a dedicated teacher. Bill retired in 2011 from Central High School and continued his next career in driving buses for the Athletic Department at Angelo State University (ASU), his most favorite was the Women's Volleyball team. His lifelong love was sports and children from Little League to High School. He coached a variety of sports such as YMCA football, women's softball, and a season for soccer at Lee Junior High. Along with coaching, Bill umpired baseball from Little League to Semi-Pro in West TX for most of his life. The family of Bill Holton would like to express their appreciation for the many professionals who cared for him during his illness to include Dr. Chris Haddad and staff, the nurses on the 4th floor at Shannon Hospital, Dr. Jerome Thomas and his team, the nurses in ICU at Heart Hospital of Austin, and the ICU physicians and team at St. David Hospital, also in Austin. In addition to his medical care, many friends and family donated funds for the heart pump he received and the additional funds to allow Judy to stay with Bill during the duration of his hospitalization.