J. Curtis Lewis, Jr.
Age: 79
Summary: the first
Republican mayor of Savannah, Georgia in a century who pushed for the
construction of the city's civic center as mayor and worked to renovate
River Street (now a magnet for tourists), but who built real estate
investment firms and owned TV and radio stations throughout the
Southeast.
Cause of Death: Leukemia
Born: March 11, 1926
Died: August 20, 2005
Location: Savannah, Georgia
