Cathy Holtz Burwell

Profile Updated: March 22, 2023
Cathy Holtz
Class Year: 1972
Residing In: Helena, MT USA
Spouse/Partner: Pete Burwell
Occupation: Retired…..former President/CEO Helena Area Chamber of Commerce
Children: Lacey Lynn 37 yrs old Born 1985 lives in Helena, MT with husband Sam Brelje and our granddaughters More…Claire and Vivian.
Jessica Jean 35 yrs. old Born 1988 lives in Las Vegas, NV

They are great kids - both were very athletic and played basketball, volleyball and track. Both attended U of M and are "Griz" even though I am a "Cat"
Yes! Attending Reunion
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I attended college in Bozeman at MSU, from there I went to Wyoming and got my Veterinary Technician Degree. As you might remember, rodeo was pretty big in my life and I did that for about 12-14 years after high school. That is how I met my husband, Pete (of now 45 years). Pete was a teacher and we moved a bit in the early years of our marriage. In 1991, I was hired as Exec. Director for the Dillon, MT Chamber and was there for 8 years. Took the CEO job at the Helena chamber in 1999. Helena is an amazing city - we really love living here. I also really loved Chamber work. In my 23 years at the Helena Chamber, I served on many boards and helped with many causes. In 2011, I was selected to be the first Montana Chamber Exec to serve on the National Board for the American Chamber of Commerce Executives and was elected to Exec. Board as Treasurer. Kind of cool. I retired in May of 2022.
Pete & I enjoy golf and do quite a bit of that. I am doing some chamber consulting along with retirement - hard to just do nothing!
I would really love to see our classmates again - it's been a long time - some since graduation day!

School Story:

After our Junior Class Play, we were all looking forward to a big cast party afterwards but when the play finished, it was a major blizzard out, kids from out of town had to stay in town, but the teachers still cancelled the party. Several kids were staying with me and my folks felt so bad, they had us call all over town and get everyone to come to our house. Mom and Dad cooked tacos for the entire bunch of kids - the house was full 'til quite late, but we had a great time.

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Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 10:22 PM
Daughter Lacey - 24 years
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 10:22 PM
Husband Pete - 32 years (married 1978!)
Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 10:22 PM
Daughter Jessica - 22 yrs.