Arth Holt
September 14, 1948 ~ August 21, 2017
Arth Holt, 68, of Phoenix, AZ and formerly of Miller, SD, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ.
Graveside service was held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at G.A.R. Cemetery, Miller.
On September 14, 1948, Arth was born to Robert and Virginia (Jones) Holt of rural Orient, South Dakota. He studied at Park township school near Orient; then attending Supai Elementary and Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was very active in journalism and went to work for KRIZ radio station in Phoenix, Arizona and was a news anchor for a TV station in Tucson, Arizona.
Arth was a 911 dispatcher for the Sioux Falls area, for Southwest Ambulance in Phoenix, Arizona and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. He was a professional photographer and loved taking pictures of the wildlife and scenery everywhere he went.
Arth is survived by his sister, Vera Dale of Miller; and a nephew, Robert (Sarah) Dale of Johnston, Iowa.
He is preceded in death by his parents Robert E. and Virginia M. Holt.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Arth's arrangements.
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I’ve known Arth for nearly 50 years–since we both embraced the Baha’i Faith as young people. I was glad to reconnect with him in the last couple of years after having lived far from Arizona for a long time. Arth was a gentleman. He was also so very bright and eloquent, abetted by that wonderful, theater-caliber voice! It was a pleasure to converse with him about the biggest of questions for long hours in our youth. And it was a gift to be able to see more and more of his tender heart as things became so difficult for him toward the end. God bless you, Arth, my friend.
My condolences go out to Art’s sister, and to any other relatives that he may have. He was one of the kindest and politest of the people that I have known. We will all miss him. I’m the guy that Art stayed with for several months before he moved to South Phoenix. And, my boy and I helped him move to El Mirage. Art came to a study group in my house for several months while he was here, and for a while afterwards. Please email me. I have some of Art’s stuff. When he moved to El Mirage, he left it with me until he was to call for it. He never did, of course. I haven’t inventoried it. He said it was stuff that he valued but didn’t have any immediate need for.
I’ve known Art for over 50 years. He was a major influence on me at the time I was studying the Baha’is Faith. In the past few years, we got to re-connect after a long absence, and it was good to get to know him at the other end of our lives. Although weighted down with physical challenges, he did everything he could to develop his soul, in preparation for the next world. There are lots of people in Mesa who will miss him and pray for him, and I’m one of them.