Geoff Hemmrich

Geoffrey Ernest Hemmrich,61, died suddenly on January 29, 2004. Born in Manhattan, KS, on December 9, 1942, the child of Lt. Col. Fred W. Hemmrich, deceased, and Della Canaday Hemmrich of Clarksville, TN. Graduated from Clarksville High School and attended the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where he was Sgt. At Arms of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Received a BS Degree from Austin Peay University and an MBA from the University of Hawaii. As a loyal fan (25-year season ticket holder) of the University of Tennessee Football program, he rarely missed a gameéeither home or awayéacting as a fundraiser for the Greater Nashville VASF. He proudly served his country as a Marine in the Force RECON Unit and later as a Captain in the USAF during the Vietnam War. Member of the Army-Navy Club, Washington, DC. After returning from war, he worked within the wholesale floral industry as Vice-President of Garrison and Associates. In 1987, he founded within the same industry Hemmrich and Associates, which he ran with his wife to represent the products of 20 floral manufacturers across the entire Southeast. An avid hunter, he was a Life Member of the NRA. Active member of Immanuel Baptist Church. His wife and his "girls", friends and family were the light of his life which he lived with tremendous passion as he frequently delighted all he knew with great jokes, wonderful stories and wholehearted laughter. He is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years, Nancy Garrison Hemmrich, and two devoted daughters, Lee Hemmrich Hunt, Brentwood, and Susan Hemmrich Flanagan, Dallas, TX; brother, Mark Hemmrich, and 4 sisters, Paula Harris, Mary Louise Monaghan, Jody Davis, and Sara Gotcher, brothers, JB and Nicolas Hemmrich. Pallbearers will be Mert Sloan, L. T. Preston, Dale Foust, John Mynatt, John Blackman, Les Mayfield, Shannon Pollard, Christopher Sloan, and Benjamin Sloan. Visitation at Immanuel Baptist church, 222 Belle Meade Blvd., Sunday, February 1, from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. Services on Monday, February 2, 2004, at 11:00 A.M. at Immanuel Baptist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.