Peter John Holewinski, Jr.

Peter John Holewinski, Jr. - HOLEWINSKI, PETER J., Jr." Entered into rest, following a short illness, in Santa Rosa, CA on January 5, 2013. Dearly beloved husband for fifty-nine year"s of Rosemarie Holewinski of Healdsburg, CA. Loving father of Peter (Mary-Frances Walsh) Holewinski, III of Westport, CT, Mark (Ruth) Holewinski of Carmichael, CA, Lisa (Rob) Subry of Steamboat Springs, CO and Gregory (Tammy) Holewinski of Frisco, TX. Adored grandfather of Aron, Devin, Julia, Anna and James Holewinski. Brother of Mary Jane Petrowiak of Grafton, WI. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A native of Kenosha, WI, age 85 years. Peter was reared in Racine, WI. He graduated from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1951. He was employed as an architect for forty-five years, retiring in 1998. Peter enjoyed Art, Color, Historic Restoration and Photography, as well as his membership of St. John"s Roman Catholic Church in Healdsburg. Peter was Co-Partner with Melvin L. Blevins of Carmel Valley, CA of Holewinski & Blevins Architects in Salinas for forty-five years, growing a two-person architectural office into the largest architectural practice in Monterey County at the time of his retirement. He also served for many years on the Salinas City Planning Commission and taught Architectural Drafting at Hartnell Junior College. For many years, he was an active member of the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Salinas. Among his many architectural projects in Monterey County were the Madonna del Sasso Church, the Japanese Buddhist Temple, the Salinas Civic Center Addition, several Elementary, High School and Health Care complexes, the residential quarters for the Immaculate Heart Monastery in Big Sur, and numerous private residences in Salinas, Carmel and Monterey.