Dr. Charles D. Hollis, Jr. Obituary

Dr. Hollis was born on May 13, 1925 in Forsyth, Georgia. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis Hollis, Sr. He is preceded in death by a brother, Mr. Thomas A. Hollis of Gainesville, Georgia.Dr. Hollis graduated from Forsyth High School, Emory University and Emory University Medical School. While attending Emory, he met his wife, Carolyn Elizabeth Duggan Hollis of Sandersville, Georgia. They married on June 15, 1948. After serving an internship at Grady Hospital and residency training at Emory Hospital and the University of Minnesota Hospital, he served as Chief of Medicine at the Eleventh Field Hospital in Augsburg, Germany. When he was discharged in June of 1952, he returned to Atlanta and was a Fellow in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Emory University Hospital.In June of 1954, Dr. Hollis moved to Albany where he and Dr. Thomas D. Johnson opened their practice of Internal Medicine. They were joined in this practice by Dr. Dempsey F. Guillebeau in 1960. Dr. Hollis continued practicing medicine with the Hollis, Johnson, Guillebeau practice and then the Albany Internal Medicine practice until his retirement in 1994.Dr. Hollis was certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1956 and he was a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. He served as the President of the Georgia Society of Internal Medicine and was Chairman of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Medical Malpractice from 1975-1976 and 1983-1984. From 1972-1976 he was on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield. He was a member of the Joint Review Committee of the AMA on Accreditation of Physicians Assistants. For twenty years, he served as a delegate from the Medical Association of Georgia to the American Medical Association. During that time, he was chairman of the Southeastern delegation for two terms. He was a member and served on the Board of Directors of the Physician Insurers Association of America until 1997. After serving as President of the Medical Association of Georgia from 1981-1982, Dr. Hollis facilitated the development of the MAG Mutual Insurance Company, a company formed and owned by the physicians of Georgia to address their insurance needs. He served as President and Chairman of the Board of MAG Mutual from 1983-1997. After his retirement, he was named President Emeritus.Among the many honors bestowed upon Dr. Hollis were the Distinguished Service Award from the Medical Association of Georgia, the Leadership and Dedication as President from the AMA Forum for Medical Affairs, Internist Laureate of the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Physicians, and the Emory University Outstanding Medical Alumni Award.Dr. Hollis was a compassionate man of faith who freely gave of his time and talents to improve the lives of others. He loved his family, friends, and patients passionately and unconditionally. He was proud to be a part of the Albany, Georgia community and was actively involved in many aspects of life there. He served as a member of the Board of Stewards and was a Sunday school teacher at the First United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Albany Rotary Club, a Director of the Chamber of Commerce, and served on the Boards of the Y.M.C.A, the Deerfield School, and the Home Federal Savings and Loan Company. He served as President of the Dougherty County Medical Society and was Chief of Staff at both Phoebe Putney Hospital and Palmyra Medical Center.

Dr. Charles D. Hollis, Jr. Obituary

May 13, 1925 - November 15, 2010