Todd M. Holt, 44, of Sault Ste. Marie, was a kind and generous person who loved to do things for his family and friends, relatives said. Mr. Holt died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 8, 2005, while traveling to Phoenix, Arizona, with his nephew.

Mr. Holt was born May 18, 1960, in Manistique to Donald and Sally (nee Cartwright) Holt.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Lake Superior State University and worked for LSSU and First of America Bank.

Although he had no children of his own, family members said, Mr. Holt enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews. He liked travel, hunting and fishing, and playing cards with family and friends. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church and the Perpetual Adoration Society. He was a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Mr. Holt is survived by his parents; his grandfather, Donald Cartwright of St. Ignace; two sisters and their families, Angela Holt Rodney and Michelle and Ernest Maas, both of Sault Ste. Marie; a brother and his family, Christopher Holt and Danielle Tivy of St. Clair; three nieces, Jillian Rodney, Amanda Maas, and Shelly Holt; and five nephews, Ryan and Adam Maas, Jacob and Benjamin Holt, and Nicholas Smith.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, George and Marcella Holt, and by his maternal grandmother, Marjory Cartwright.

A memorial service was held Sunday, March 13, at 5 p.m. at St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Sault Ste. Marie.

Memorial donations may be directed to St. Mary’s School in lieu of flowers.