Wallace Hollis
Wallace Black Hollis of West Palm Beach Florida USA died Sept 02, 2015 at hospice of Palm Beach County (Trustbridge) in West Palm Beach. Wallace was born in Leicester Nova Scotia in 1935, he was the son of Hayden and Lulu (Black) Hollis and was predeceased by his brother Joey. He began his career in hotel hospitality at the Fort Cumberland Hotel in Amherst and from there moved on to resorts in Western Canada before accepting a position in the 1960's at a hotel in Nassau, Bahamas. In the 1970's he was asked to take the position of Assistant Manager of the Breakers in Palm Beach Florida and later at Breakers Row. After his hotel career, he was shop manager at the Elephant's Foot Antiques in West Palm Beach for 19 years. He is survived by Sister in law Evelyn Hollis and a special family friend Vivian Warwick of Leicester and several cousins. Quattebaum Funeral, Cremation and Event Centre in West Palm Beach handled the arrangements. Interment in Leicester Cemetery has taken place.