William HOLLAND ObituaryA

Andrea Hinton Mendell visited last month and took this picture:

"Taken One month before Bill’s passing.

His son Craig, Andrea, Bill, Bill’s wife Meg, and my husband Tom Mendell.

Bill was very special to me as he was my first boyfriend in high school!"

HOLLAND, William Lynn Age 77, of West Newton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home, on June 26, 2024. He was born January 9, 1947, in Seattle, Washington, son of Edward and Blossom (Webster) Holland.

A graduate of Arlington High School, Bill furthered his education at Amherst College and MIT, earning a Bachelor's degree in Art and Design and a Master's in Architecture. Throughout his life, he maintained a passion for learning and innovation.

Bill had a distinguished career in residential and commercial design, beginning with his own firm Inside Outside Design & Construction and later with William Lynn Holland, Architect. He moved on to commercial design with firms, including Margulies Peruzzi. In his final years he contributed significantly to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, where his efforts supported public housing authorities across the state as a software developer.

Bill was an active member and lay leader of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, where he was a founding member and former co-chair of the Racial Justice Ministry.

Bill is survived by his wife of 42 years, Margaret (Meg) Lynn Holland; son, Craig Lynn Holland; siblings, Susan Karbiner, Nancy Buell, Zeke Holland; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; and son, Matthew.

A Celebration of Life will be held in his honor on September 21, at 2:00 pm, at the First Unitarian Universalist Society, in Newton, located at 1326 Washington Street, West Newton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, 15 Christopher Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 Write in the memo: In Memory of Bill Holland or on the website www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/donate/ or Compassionate Care ALS, P.O. Box 1052, West Falmouth, MA 02574 or online at CCALS.org

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Published by Boston Globe from Jul. 12 to Jul. 14, 2024.