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Jim Mathis Jr., local philanthropist and Olympics organizer, dead at 77

Jim Mathis mingles with others during the Junior Achievement Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame Gala at the Chattahoochee Country Club. Mathis, who was one of the honorees of the night, is most known for his part in bringing the 1996 Summer Olympics to Hall County and organizing thousands of volunteers for the Games. (File photo) - photo by Erin O. Smith

01292024MATHIS OBIT — Jim Mathis mingles with others during the Junior Achievement Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame Gala at the Chattahoochee Country Club. Mathis, who was one of the honorees of the night, is most known for his part in bringing the 1996 Summer Olympics to Hall County and organizing thousands of volunteers for the Games. (File photo) - photo by Erin O. Smith

Jim Mathis Jr., a longtime Gainesville philanthropist who also was instrumental in bringing the 1996 Olympic Games to Lake Lanier, died Monday, Jan. 29, after a long illness. He was 77.

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