James Frederick Holswade III

James Frederick Holswade lll, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on May 12, 2023. Jim was born on Sept. 1, 1948 to the late Lucile Huff Holswade and James Frederick Holswade, Jr. of Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Cabell County schools and graduated from Huntington High School. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he and his father were active in scouting, where he achieved his Eagle Scout rank. He attended the University of Cincinnati, graduating in 1971 with a degree in electrical engineering. After starting his career in Cincinnati, Ohio, the family moved to Denver, Colorado and later settled in Kansas City, where he worked as a project manager first for Fluor Daniel and later for Black & Veatch.  He was an avid golfer, hunter, joker, and all-around wonderful friend and father. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Johanna Stevens Holswade and his two children, Sarah Louise and Jesse Holswade. He is also survived by his two sisters, Judy Gayle and her husband Bill of Lynchburg, Virginia, Jane Pancake and her husband David of Huntington, as well as 12 nieces and nephews who will always remember the fun they had with Uncle Jim. Please remember Jim with donations of Memory Roses through KansasCityRoseSociety.org and on your walks through this rose garden.