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Donald Hollomon retired in January after working eight years as Engineer and Director of the Building and Development Standards Development with the City of Greer.
USC Upstate Photo
Connie Hollomon retired in February after working eight years as Budget Director at USC Upstate.
Donald Elwood Holloman, 70, and Connie Jean Holloman, 61, were identified by the coroner’s office as the two who were killed in the crash at the intersection of Farris Bridges Road and Clear Dawn Road at 8:24 a.m.
Don was former city engineer and director of the Building and Development Standards Development for eight years. Connie worked as budget director at USC Upstate eight years before also retiring this year.
They moved to Lash Up Lane in Salem near Lake Keowee.
The Hollomons were traveling north on Highway 183, when their vehicle, a 2015 Dodge van, was hit when a man driving a 2005 F-150 tried to swerve and avoid a turning car, crossed the center line, and hit the Hollomans head on, according to Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne of the S.C. Highway Patrol.
Connie Holloman died at the scene and Don Holloman died at the hospital.
A Greenville man, 33, was driving the F-150. There was a passenger inside the truck. Both men were taken to a hospital. It's unknown if they were wearing seat belts, according to Rhyne.
Greer Greer City Administrator Ed Driggers issued a statement:
“We were shocked and deeply saddened to learn this afternoon of an auto accident in Pickens County that took the lives of Don Holloman, former city engineer and director of the Building and Development Standards Department, and his wife Connie.
“As you know, we celebrated Don’s retirement from the City of Greer in January. Connie also retired this year and the couple had moved to their lake house in Salem.
“Please keep Don and Connie’s children and grandchildren in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”
Tammy Whaley, a spokesperson for USC Upstate, stated: "Connie Holloman worked at USC Upstate for eight years as the budget manager and was a very vital member of the campus community. She was such a vivacious, generous person and was very beloved on campus.
"Connie retired in February 2015 and she and Don were thrilled to be building their house on Lake Keowee and she was so excited to be turning her love of animals into a dog grooming business. They had so many wonderful plans and so much for which to look forward.
“Our thoughts and our hearts and our prayers are with their family at this time. To lose two such beloved family members at once has to be devastating," Whaley said.