Walt Holman. January 8, 1930 ? March 22, 2015 - It is with sadness that I inform you of the passing of 2013 FFF Buzz Buszek Award winner and three time FFF-SEC Fly Tier of the Year, Walter Leslie Holman, Jr., age 85, of Madison, Alabama passed away on March 22, 2015 at his home in Madison, surrounded by family and friends.

Walt enjoyed playing the guitar and painting, but his life-long passion was fly fishing and fly tying. In September 2013, in West Yellowstone, MT, he was awarded the ?Buz Buszek Memorial Award?, the most prestigious award the International Federation of Fly Fishers (IFFF) bestows upon an individual. His fly plate containing a sampling of his creations is on display in the IFFF museum in Livingston, MT. His retirement years were filled by numerous appearances at fly fishing exhibitions across the United States demonstrating his fly tying techniques. He was featured in numerous fly fishing magazine articles.