Dr. Hamil Murray, 94, of Gainesville, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at his residence.
Dr. Murray was a native of Danielsville, Ga., the son of the late Judge and Mrs. J.T. Murray. He was predeceased by a brother, Ensign Bond Murray, USNR, a casualty of World War II.
He was a graduate of North Georgia College, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine. Following an internship in the U.S. Naval Hospitals, Pensacola, Fla., and Norfolk, Va., Dr. Murray attended the School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, was a designated Naval flight surgeon, and served for two years with Marine Corps air units in California, Hawaii and Tsingtao, China.
He trained in pathology at Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University Hospital and the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, and he was certified in clinical and anatomical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. After a year as chief of the laboratory service at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, he came to Gainesville as Hall County Hospital's first pathologist.
During his career, he was consultant pathologist to a number of hospitals in North Georgia, was medical examiner for Hall and surrounding counties, and for many years participated in Emory Medical School's teaching program as assistant clinical professor of pathology. He was instrumental in establishing a training program for medical laboratory technicians at the North Georgia Technical and Vocational School, Clarkesville, and was its medical director until retirement in 1984.
Dr. Murray was a member of several local, state and national professional societies, and he was a member of the Gainesville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include Alma, his wife of 64 years; sons and daughters-in-law, Bond and Lisa Murray, Tom and Donna Murray; son, Zack Murray; daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Robin Sawyer. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dr. Murray was a native of Danielsville, Ga., the son of the late Judge and Mrs. J.T. Murray. He was predeceased by a brother, Ensign Bond Murray, USNR, a casualty of World War II.
He was a graduate of North Georgia College, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine. Following an internship in the U.S. Naval Hospitals, Pensacola, Fla., and Norfolk, Va., Dr. Murray attended the School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, was a designated Naval flight surgeon, and served for two years with Marine Corps air units in California, Hawaii and Tsingtao, China.
He trained in pathology at Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University Hospital and the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, and he was certified in clinical and anatomical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. After a year as chief of the laboratory service at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, he came to Gainesville as Hall County Hospital's first pathologist.
During his career, he was consultant pathologist to a number of hospitals in North Georgia, was medical examiner for Hall and surrounding counties, and for many years participated in Emory Medical School's teaching program as assistant clinical professor of pathology. He was instrumental in establishing a training program for medical laboratory technicians at the North Georgia Technical and Vocational School, Clarkesville, and was its medical director until retirement in 1984.
Dr. Murray was a member of several local, state and national professional societies, and he was a member of the Gainesville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include Alma, his wife of 64 years; sons and daughters-in-law, Bond and Lisa Murray, Tom and Donna Murray; son, Zack Murray; daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Robin Sawyer. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dr. Hamil Murray, 94, of Gainesville, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at his residence.
Dr. Murray was a native of Danielsville, Ga., the son of the late Judge and Mrs. J.T. Murray. He was predeceased by a brother, Ensign Bond Murray, USNR, a casualty of World War II.
He was a graduate of North Georgia College, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine. Following an internship in the U.S. Naval Hospitals, Pensacola, Fla., and Norfolk, Va., Dr. Murray attended the School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, was a designated Naval flight surgeon, and served for two years with Marine Corps air units in California, Hawaii and Tsingtao, China.
He trained in pathology at Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University Hospital and the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, and he was certified in clinical and anatomical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. After a year as chief of the laboratory service at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, he came to Gainesville as Hall County Hospital's first pathologist.
During his career, he was consultant pathologist to a number of hospitals in North Georgia, was medical examiner for Hall and surrounding counties, and for many years participated in Emory Medical School's teaching program as assistant clinical professor of pathology. He was instrumental in establishing a training program for medical laboratory technicians at the North Georgia Technical and Vocational School, Clarkesville, and was its medical director until retirement in 1984.
Dr. Murray was a member of several local, state and national professional societies, and he was a member of the Gainesville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include Alma, his wife of 64 years; sons and daughters-in-law, Bond and Lisa Murray, Tom and Donna Murray; son, Zack Murray; daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Robin Sawyer. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dr. Murray was a native of Danielsville, Ga., the son of the late Judge and Mrs. J.T. Murray. He was predeceased by a brother, Ensign Bond Murray, USNR, a casualty of World War II.
He was a graduate of North Georgia College, Emory University and Emory University School of Medicine. Following an internship in the U.S. Naval Hospitals, Pensacola, Fla., and Norfolk, Va., Dr. Murray attended the School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, was a designated Naval flight surgeon, and served for two years with Marine Corps air units in California, Hawaii and Tsingtao, China.
He trained in pathology at Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University Hospital and the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, and he was certified in clinical and anatomical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. After a year as chief of the laboratory service at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital, he came to Gainesville as Hall County Hospital's first pathologist.
During his career, he was consultant pathologist to a number of hospitals in North Georgia, was medical examiner for Hall and surrounding counties, and for many years participated in Emory Medical School's teaching program as assistant clinical professor of pathology. He was instrumental in establishing a training program for medical laboratory technicians at the North Georgia Technical and Vocational School, Clarkesville, and was its medical director until retirement in 1984.
Dr. Murray was a member of several local, state and national professional societies, and he was a member of the Gainesville First Baptist Church.
Survivors include Alma, his wife of 64 years; sons and daughters-in-law, Bond and Lisa Murray, Tom and Donna Murray; son, Zack Murray; daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Robin Sawyer. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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