Brantley "Buzz" Holt III

April 24, 1943 - May 1, 2017

Brantley "Buzz" Holt III, 74, of Benicia passed away Monday at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Boston and raised in Seattle, where he graduated from Lakeside School. He has called Benicia his home for more than 30 years. Mr. Holt earned his Bachelors degree from Harvard and two Masters degrees, one in History from UC Berkeley and one in Geology from UC Davis. He worked as an educator for more than 40 years, most of those at Diablo Valley College. He enjoyed traveling, especially to Paris and will be remembered for his long and crazy road trips. He is survived by Bonnie, his wife of 38 years; children Stacey (Jim) Whitney, Brantley Charles "Charlie"(Nancy) Holt, Jill (Mark) Tyhurst and Susan Sterikoff(Dr. David Smith); his brother Dr. Wolcott (Elizabeth ) Holt; sister Hilary (Ruth McDonald) Holt; step brothers Rev. Corbet (Myra) Clark, Bruce Clark, Tripp Clark & Tom (Kate Rogers) Clark; stepsister Lucy Snow (Shira Tannor); and 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be private.