Age: 64
Hometown: Osage Bend
Occupation: National Guard (Retired), School Bus Driver
Children: Charlotte, Cyndi, Carrie
Grandchildren: Alan, Ashley, Chelsi, Myranda, Jared, Dalton, Emily, Lucas
Hobbies: Camping, fishing, hunting, and farming
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Favorite Teams: Blair Oaks Falcons, St. Louis Cardinals
Favorite Athlete: Stan Musial
Most memorable sporting experience: In one high school baseball game, Holtmeyer was playing centerfield. A line drive was hit towards him, and he made the catch. There was a runner on second base who took off, thinking Holtmeyer was not going to make the catch. Holtmeyer caught the ball and ran all the way to second base, giving him his only unassisted double play.
Bio:
Since he was a child, Holtmeyer always wanted to drive a school bus. On the rides to school, he would sit in the seat right behind the driver, to see how everything works behind the wheel.
Holtmeyer joined the National Guard and did more driving, along with hauling. He spent four months hauling supplies during Desert Storm. In that time, he logged more than 8000 miles in Kuwait. He remembers seeing fires and smoke filling the air. But heavy winds kept the smoke off the roads.
After serving 25 years with the Guard, it was to time to move to Jefferson City and then Osage Bend. Ray went to work driving a school bus for Blair Oaks. He drives Falcon teams for road trips. In fact, he's seen many school championships for baseball, basketball, track, and football. For Friday nights, he shuttles fans to Falcon football games in his bus. He says it's a joy watching the young Falcon teams.
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