SCCA Pro Board of Directors Chairman Holtz Passes Away

SCCA Pro Racing and the Sports Car Club of America, Inc., and its members were saddened to learn today that Brian Holtz, Chairman of the SCCA Pro Racing Board, passed away after a battle with cancer on Monday. He was 55 years old. In addition to his current role on the SCCA Pro Racing board, Holtz, of Bethlehem, Pa., had previously served as a member of the SCCA Board of Directors and Club Racing Board. Holtz was an SCCA member for 35 years, active as a race driver and steward in the Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and South Jersey Regions. “Brian has been Chairman of SCCA Pro Racing since I came to Pro in 2007, but he was much more than the Chairman of Pro Racing to me,” SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger said. “He was a best friend to me, to the company, its people, and the entire racing community. Heaven has gotten a truly great new resident today.” Holtz didn’t limit his involvement in SCCA to his official responsibilities, with his enthusiasm spreading throughout the organization. “Brian was on the Board when I first came to SCCA in 2004,” SCCA, Inc., President and CEO Jeff Dahnert said. “He was a wealth of information and guidance from my first day here, and ever since. He was one of those guys that you naturally liked and respected even if you were on different sides of an issue. You would be hard pressed to find someone that put more of their life and energy into the SCCA. I will miss him greatly.” Brian is survived by his wife of 25 years, Ellen, and one son, Joseph B. Holtz and his wife, Kimberly of Horsham, Pa.; his mother, Barbara (Stone) Holtz of Potomac, Md.; and sisters, Jane Holtz Cranska and her husband Allen of Glenwood, Md., and Karen Muttimer and her husband Paul of Ashburn, Va. Viewing for Brian will be Thursday morning, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St, Bethlehem, Pa. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday. Online condolences may be made at http://www.longfuneralhome.com.