
Grand Haven Mens Golf Assoc.

John Holzinger
Spotlight Golfer- June 2024

I was born in the city of Camden New Jersey the original home of Campbell Soup and RCA. Many famous singers recorded there such as Mario Lanza. My next door neighbor was “Jersey Joe”
Walcott’s sister. His actual name was Arnold Cream. He lost the heavyweight championship to Rocky Marciano. I actually knew him in his later years as he would visit his sister often.
I met my wife at Temple University in Philadelphia in Biology Lab where we dissecting frogs. Debbie was afraid to Pith her frog as it required inserting a needle into its brain. As the frog was waking up from its Ether induced nap, it jumped down the table in my direction. I sprung into action, pithed her frog, returned it to her in an immobile state and I became her hero. We will be married for 44 years this August.
After graduating from Temple, I journeyed to Hackensack, New Jersey to attend Dental School at Fairleigh Dickinson U. I did my residency at UConn Heath Center in Farmington Ct.
I have a daughter who is a Periodontist and took over my practice and a son who is presently a traveling nurse. Debbie and I are expecting our second grandchild at the end of October. It is a girl. Our other grandchild is a boy named James and he is the love of our lives at the age of 4. We love living in Grand Haven.
I enjoy playing golf with all of the interesting characters here. I began taking piano lessons 2 years ago. I am part of the Music Ministry at Advent Health where I play once per week for anyone who happens to stagger by.
You now know more about me than anyone on the planet.












