On December 28, 2007, ROBERT F. HOLGATE; devoted husband of Shirley V. Holgate (nee Gross); dear brother of Thomas Holgate and wife Nadine; loving brother-in-law of Henry and Evelyn Shimko, Frank and Ginny Gross. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will honor Robert's life at the family owned Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services-Parkville, 8800 Harford Road on Tuesday, January 1, 2008, 3-5 and 7-9PM, where a funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, beginning at 11AM. Interment Parkwood Cemetery. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com