Jim Mathis Jr., local philanthropist/Olympics organizer, has died at 77 - Dawson County News

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Jim Mathis Jr., local philanthropist/Olympics organizer, has died 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. - photo by Erin O. Smith

01302024 JIM MATHIS — 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. - 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.