Raymond Hollard

Raymond Gerard Hollard age 68 pass away Monday, May 18, 2020. He was born in New Orleans and grew up in the ninth ward. He is survived by his son Jacob Hollard and his former wife Brooklyn Atwood.

Loving his country and being a true patriot, Raymond joined the Navy in 1971 and served as a Gunner’s mate during the Vietnam War. He was honorable discharged in 1973. In 1978 he joined the Orleans Levee Board Police Department in New Orleans and spent a 30-year career there, retiring as a Captain. During this time he also attained a license as a Certified Dive Master and occasionally had to retrieve bodies from Lake Pontchartrain. While working as a Police Officer he graduated from UNO with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science for Chemistry in 1986. After retiring as a Police Captain in 2007, he went on to become an Arson Investigator and Fire Safety Inspector for the city of New Orleans until the time of his death. He was an avid reader of science fiction and occasionally enjoyed fishing.

Raymond is survived by his sister Lenette & her husband Tom Delsandro, his brother John & his wife Victoria Hollard, his brothers Phillip Hollard & James Hollard, his brother Joseph & his wife Linda Hollard, his sister Patricia & her husband Shanon Keen, and various nieces & nephews.

Due to the current circumstances, a memorial service will be held at a later date when family and friends can safely attend.