Milton Holder was a former waiter for the New York Central Railroad. He was born in Dublin, Georgia and moved to Buffalo with his parents in 1923. He studied auto mechanics at Burgard Vocational High School. He also worked at his family's businesses on the East Side which included cleaners, three Laundromats and an ice cream parlor.
Holder was an Army veteran of World War II. He was active in local politics. He was a member of the Buffalo chapter of the NAACP and Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Holder was 90 years of age at the time of his death on October 18, 1998. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York.
