Close on seven years later, I wanted to say that (along with MVP Brooke and the musical stylings of Danny Tieger), you delivered the walk-off home run on that memorable day.

Johnny (Harrity) spoke about David as Teacher, Writer, Advisor, Mentor on behalf of current students at an All-School meeting, it was one of the greatest honors of his life. I have a copy of his notes, I will post them on his memorial website – Holdt the Trickster and being glad to ‘graduate’ in the same year, as he could not imagine a Watkinson without David Holdt.

Caitlin, Class of ’03, also spoke, as did I (for alumni parents), and Nick, Class of ’99, was a fellow Holdt groupie in the audience. We were and are forever a Holdt-inspired family. So thank you for posting this, and allowing me to revisit, to remember, that day and this man, who taught all three of mine to Think. When you pulled out that Larry Doby baseball… You went yard, Chas Danner. To strain the metaphor (ha), I just wanted to jump on the home plate pile-on, even seven years later.

Thanks,

Linda Buchanan
– Nicholas Harrity, ’99 (1981-2013)
– Caitlin Harrity, ’03
– John Harrity, ’08 (1990-2012)

Close on seven years later, I wanted to say that (along with MVP Brooke and the musical stylings of Danny Tieger), you delivered the walk-off home run on that memorable day.

Johnny (Harrity) spoke about David as Teacher, Writer, Advisor, Mentor on behalf of current students at an All-School meeting, it was one of the greatest honors of his life. I have a copy of his notes, I will post them on his memorial website – Holdt the Trickster and being glad to ‘graduate’ in the same year, as he could not imagine a Watkinson without David Holdt.

Caitlin, Class of ’03, also spoke, as did I (for alumni parents), and Nick, Class of ’99, was a fellow Holdt groupie in the audience. We were and are forever a Holdt-inspired family. So thank you for posting this, and allowing me to revisit, to remember, that day and this man, who taught all three of mine to Think. When you pulled out that Larry Doby baseball… You went yard, Chas Danner. To strain the metaphor (ha), I just wanted to jump on the home plate pile-on, even seven years later.

Thanks,

Linda Buchanan
~ Nicholas Harrity, ’99 (1981-2013)
~ Caitlin Harrity, ’03
~ John Harrity, ’08 (1990-2012)

thanks…

Gerry Husted

i sadly missed david’s retirement because of several family obligations requiring travel in the previous weeks. reading your speech made me remember those days in writer’s workshop and realize that much of my world has been shaped so much by david. thank you for that. hope you’re doing well.

thanks for your eloquence and your commitment to David, and in turn Watkinson.

thanks again! and GO SOX!

Go Sox. Go Chas.

Great thoughts/writing. I remember you voicing some of these opinions during our phenomenal discussion on Saturday.

As you may have noticed, I’ve taken your lead and joined in this conversation known as the BLOGOSPHERE!

I haven’t written anything yet, but when I do my words will bow in comparison to your mastery of the English language.