Bjarne Holm August 2, 1946 - October 9, 2016

On October 9, 44 minutes into his 34th wedding anniversary with his wife, Robin, her best friend and beloved husband ended his fight with pancreatic cancer. Diagnosed on June 4, he spent the next four months fighting the disease but also enjoying their priceless time together.

His last five days of life were spent in the Partners in Care hospice house where he received the most amazing care from the very caring staff.

Bjarne was born August 2, 1946 in Aabenraa, Denmark, to Helga and Christen Holm. After several years in a Danish boarding school, he moved to San Francisco with his mother and completed a BA degree in geology at San Francisco State University. Graduate school drew him to Fairbanks, Alaska where he received his MS in geology from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Later he added a secondary teaching certificate from U of A - Anchorage.

Bjarne's working career rotated between education and geology. He taught at Steller High School for three years and then later at Service High School for 18 more years where he retired in 2002. He received several teaching awards including the British Petroleum Teacher of Excellence for 1996-1997. After retiring from education he returned to geology, working for R&M Consultants on a pipeline project he had started with in 1977.

Bjarne spent 43 years in Alaska, where he completed his working career as well as marrying his wife, Robin, on October 9, 1982. Their years in Alaska were spent with work, hiking, skiing and his favorite activity - bicycle riding. For years he competed in road, mountain and wilderness races. He summited Denali (Mt. McKinley), encountered bears in the woods, and raced the earliest fat-tire bikes in the snow. He also loved his membership in Anchorage Lion's Club where he served as treasurer for two years as well as Zone 3 Chairperson for one year.

August of 2013 would find Bjarne, Robin, their yellow Lab Blue, two parakeets and Robin's horse Gambler moving to Sisters, Oregon. He jumped right into life in Central Oregon, putting together a lecture series for Sisters Trails Alliance, working on local trails and their issues as well as riding many miles with his new and old biking friends. He and Robin continued their travels throughout the world.

Bjarne loved to educate all ages. If you took a hike with him you could learn about the local rocks and their history. He was generous with his time, patient with everyone, and loved helping people.

He is survived by Robin, his wife, and several cousins in Denmark. He will be terribly missed by all those who had the good fortune to know him.

In lieu of flowers suggested donations could be made to Sisters Trails Alliance, Sisters Science club or charity of your choice.

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