Floyd-Garrett-Obituary

Floyd Garrett

Atlanta, Georgia

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American Cancer Society

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GARRETT, M.D., Floyd P. Dr. Garrett passed from complications of cancer at Piedmont Hospital December 26th, 2019. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 22, 1943. He and his divorced mother, Helen Cochran, moved to Atlanta when was a toddler. He attended Grady High School and The Westminster...

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Frank and I very much miss Dr. Garrett. He was one of a kind doctor. Frank and Joann Chambers

Having been e-mailing with Floyd in early December, I was blind-sided with my unfortunately belated receipt of the news of his passing. I knew he was seriously ill but not to such an extent.
He and I were part of a group of four friends who met in the sixth grade and remained in contact through high school and beyond. Despite some long lapses we kept in closer touch following the Grady High School 1960 Class 50 yr. reunion in 2010. In that time he revealed many previously undisclosed...

Dr. Garrett was a fine man and an outstanding psychiatrist. Although I am somewhat annoyed with him for baling before our work was done. BUT as Dr. Garrett would say "That is just more grist for the mill". I'll miss our discussions about Plato and Epictetus and our ongoing disagreement regarding the psychological make up of Raskolnikov and Medea. He will be terribly missed by me and many others he helped.

We are so sorry for your loss. Frank and Joann Chambers