James (Jim) Holeman

Jim and his wife, Carol, met at Louisiana Tech in Ruston. They lived in Plano before moving to far Northwest Austin in 1990. Jim worked as an electrical engineer for firms like Compaq and HP before retiring in 2021 from Lifesize (a competitor of Zoom). Carol retired from teaching math at Canyon Vista Middle School in RRISD at the same time, so they are enjoying retired life together including spending time with their four married children and four grandchildren. Jim and Carol have been active in church throughout their marriage. Jim leads an adult Bible study and small group at The Austin Stone Northwest. In November 2023, Jim was reintroduced to PIH when he attended a “Walking with Others” training session. Jim was startled to learn that social isolation is endemic in our society and agreed with PIH’s Biblical approach to addressing this problem. With Matt Peacock’s encouragement, Jim has embraced PIH’s goal of “eliminating social isolation in Central Texas.”