Passed away Wednesday 5-3-06. He was notable for owning his own railroad. Main story here: http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2006/05/04/news/news01.txt A fun little blurb from the article: Port of Moses Lake Commissioner Larry Peterson said he enjoyed stopping in and visiting Holm. He recalled that Holm had wanted to drive his locomotive out to the airport and back during a celebration. The predominant railroad at the time was Milwaukee Railroad, and when Holm got ahold of them, the railroad told him no. "Monte was great friends with Joshua Green, president of Peoples Bank, who was a major stockholder in the railroad," Peterson recalled. "Monte called his friend Joshua Green and before long, had a call back from the railroad that it would be OK to do that."
this is indeed very sad.... I last talked with him in summer of 2005... I have a pic from that day i will have to post this weekend when I get home. that news story is correct on everything. He gave my girlfriend a "lucky coin and chocolate"! haha Monty was a very nice and great guy to chat with. I would really like to come out for the ceremony dedicating the mural.
That was one of those things on my "to do list" was go over there and see him. I had always heard about him and how he wanted to own his own railroad. Sad day indeed.:sad: He's got nothin' but green signals now on his big road in the sky.
