PLU hired him as a full-time assistant professor of music last fall. He was prolific in his work, keeping an active performing schedule and winning a number of regional and national competitions. His playing has been featured on four CDs. A well-respected writer in his field, he also was in demand to speak at conferences on subjects such as church music and the German Romantic organ repertoire, according to the university's Web site. Hours after the shooting, students huddled in groups and sobbed.
Today is the last day of classes before final exams.
Holloway would have been sitting in on the music and voice juries - essentially the final exams for performing students. He was very encouraging. From the first casual contact I had with him, I knew he was just a super nice guy. A man of deep faith. In tribute, students were playing the ornate, towering Gottfried and Mary Fuchs pipe organ, the instrument Holloway was known for playing at the university's Lagerquist Concert Hall.