Jerry Wayne Holmes, 71, of Doerun, Georgia, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Colquitt
Regional Medical Center. A private celebration of life service will be held at the home he shared
with his wife Tammy in Doerun at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22. To attend, please RSVP at
tinyurl.com/celebratejerryholmes. Attendees are asked to dress in brightly colored casual clothes,
as Mr. Holmes preferred. He especially liked Hawaiian shirts and tie-dyed shirts.
The son of the late Marion D. Tushouse Holmes and the late Naval Commander John Anderson
Holmes, Mr. Holmes was born on January 14, 1954, in the Naval hospital in Pensacola, Florida.
He graduated from Coronado High School in Coronado, California, and then from Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Holmes also completed additional coursework at Lee
University, Georgia Southwestern, Darton College, Albany State University, Valdosta State
University and Middle Georgia State University.

Mr. Holmes began his career in education in 1980 as a teacher with the Dougherty County
School System in Albany. In 1993, he transferred to the Colquitt County School System. When
he retired in 2014, Mr. Holmes was a technology teacher at Willie J. Williams Middle School. He
also worked for Albany State University and Andrew College. During his career, Mr. Holmes
was twice named a STAR teacher and was instrumental in helping many students win at the state
technology fair.

During his 34 years as a beloved educator, Mr. Holmes made his students feel seen and valued.
He helped them find their passion and develop it toward who they were meant to be. He was a
big, loud, hairy man with a big laugh and a big heart. His passing leaves a big hole in the lives of
those he touched.

Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Tammy DuBose Holmes; his children, John Christopher
Holmes (Kristen) of Seattle, Washington, and Julie Anne Holmes of Atlanta; grandchildren,
William Stewart Holmes and Justine Holmes of Seattle, and Senora Holmes of Atlanta; his
brother, James “Jim” Roger Holmes of Encinitas, California; several nieces and nephews; and
many former students he considered his chosen family.

Professional care and services are entrusted to Southview Mortuary, Inc. of Moultrie.