IT IS WITH SADNESS that we report the sudden and untimely death of Harvey Mathis, who suffered a heart attack June 7, 1991.
Harvey came to Princeton on an N.R.O.T.C. scholarship from Griffin, Ga., and compiled an enviable record. He majored in economics, graduating magna cum laude; he was on both the varsity football and track teams for three years. He was an officer of Cottage Club and became known as Catfish.
After majoring in economics at Princeton, Harvey served in the Navy and then obtained an M.B.A. degree from Harvard. He began his business career at the Trust Company of Georgia and moved to real estate development in 1967. He studied Spanish for five years, to enhance his frequent trips to South America.
At his death, Harvey was at the top of his career, having just been unanimously elected chairman of the Metropolitan Olympic Games Authority. He was the founder and president of Taylor & Mathis, a company that had become a substantial real estate development firm in the Southeast. He was on the boards of a number of prominent Atlanta companies. Shortly after his death, the Georgia State Transportation Board named a 6.2mile stretch of road connecting two interstate highways the T Harvey Mathis parkway. In spite of all his successes, he was always Catfish, a warm, caring individual, with a marvelous sense of humor, who enjoyed life. He left many friends and great memories for all of us.
TO his widow, Susan; his sister Elizabeth Cheatham; and nephew Harvey Cheatham '69, the Class extends our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1954