She was remembered as generous and gregarious.
She was generous, gregarious and committed, say those who knew Clementi Lacey-Baker Holder, who died on Tuesday at age 92. She supported, and often founded, several music groups in Athens, including the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music and the Classic Center. And she was also almost a Girl Scout her entire life, according to a story in the Athens Banner Herald. An earlier story in Athens Patch tells a little bit about an award Mrs. Holder received from the Girl Scouts. Mrs. Holder and her first husband, H. Randolph Holder, gave to the Classic Center, the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music, the Athens Rotary Club, Recording for the Blind and the Girl Scouts, the Banner Herald story says. She is survived by her second …
The widow of radio executive H. Randolph Holder, remarried to Bob Saveland, Mrs. Holder gave generously to various Athens community groups, causes and institutions.
One of Athens' most easily recognizable residents--if you were judging on laughs alone--has died. Clementi Holder died Tuesday in Athens, having suffered a stroke last fall. Her first husband, H. Randolph Holder, and she had four children. After his death, she married Bob Saveland. Clementi Holder was a Girl Scout for 80 years. Last April, she received the Golden Eaglet Award from the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. Here's what the story said about her award: As a Girl Scout in Kentucky, Clementi Lacy-Baker came one or two tasks short of completing the required badge work for the Golden Eaglet award during the regular program year. She planned to complete those requirements at summer camp, but camp assignments kept her too busy to …
