Harry Thomas Douglas

Martinez, GA – Funeral Services for Harry Thomas Douglas, 83, who entered into rest November 14, 2023, will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Posey Funeral Chapel, Dr. Allen Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Pineview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday afternoon from 3 until 5. Mr. Douglas was born August 4, 1940, in Lexington, KY, to the late Harry and Mabel Douglas. He had a colorful life and worked in various capacities throughout his life including as a women’s shoe store salesman, Sears and Roebuck sales associate, and as an ‘orderly’ at University Hospital Mental Health Unit, known then as the Cleckley Building. It was there that his passion for counseling began while observing and learning from Drs. Cleckley and Thigpen who were legends in the field. He was a self-proclaimed workaholic and was passionate about his work in psychology. He worked two jobs early in his career: a day job at Georgia Regional Hospital and later at Community Mental Health Center and nights at University Hospital Mental Health. He retired from the Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center where he worked in various positions of leadership well into his late 70s as an alcohol and drug rehabilitation counselor. Mr. Douglas graduated from Augusta College and received his master’s degree in psychology from Georgia College and State University. He had recent plans to return to school to earn a doctoral degree and actualize a life-long goal. Mr. Douglas loved baseball and was an ardent Atlanta Braves fan. He was an avid golfer. Mr. Douglas was a collector of many things, most notably luxury writing instruments and pocketknives. He was a bourbon connoisseur. Mr. Doulgas loved spending summers at his Minnesota lake house on Woman Lake and spending time with family and friends. The greatest trait Mr. Douglas had was the ability to light up a room with his infectious smile and his larger-than-life personality. It was in his nature and every fiber of his being to make others laugh or simply put a smile on someone else’s face. Mr. Douglas will be deeply missed by all who were privileged to know him. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Mueller; son, Harry Thomas Douglas, II; and sister, Lynn Harville. Survivors include his daughter, Emily Parrish (Jonathan); sons, Chris Douglas (Angela) and Daniel Douglas (Amanda); grandchildren, Bri Douglas, Autumn Douglas, Myles Douglas, Elizabeth Parrish, Katelyn Parrish, Carson Parrish, Ian Kennedy, Preston Kennedy, Layla Douglas, Shane Douglas, Madison Kennedy, Victoria Douglas, Erin Glisson and Tommy Douglas; great-granddaughter, Catalina Douglas. Pallbearers will be Chris Douglas, Daniel Douglas, Jonathan Parrish, Myles Douglas, Jeffrey Smith, Tony Ferrara, and Jay Cermenaro. Memorials may be made to SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, 199 Willow Run Road, Aiken, SC 29801.

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Harry Thomas Douglas

August 4, 1940 - November 14, 2023