T&Cs apply.ġ.15 Leicester – MY GRANNY LILY (1pt E/W – 9/1 Paddy Power & Betfair, 17/2 generally) 3 days to claim & 7 days to place a qualifying bet to receive 4x Free Bets: 1 x £10 Horse racing, 1 x £10 Free Bet Builder, 1 x £10 Acca and 1 x £10 Football. Their late daughter, Chandra Champion, served as a pharmacy tech and her daughter, Jessica Champion, stepped in to assist with business operations.New customers only. Two of Champions’ daughters, Carol Champion (also known as Cookie) and Charita Champion, become pharmacists. Martin Luther King was fatality shot on a balcony there on April 4, 1968. She is the daughter of Walter and Loree Bailey, who were the owners of the Lorraine Hotel when Dr. Champion and his wife, Carolyn Bailey Champion, in 1981.

Easley/The New Tri-State Defendeer)Ĭhampion’s Pharmacy and Herb Store is a family business established by Dr. Thompson (left), founder of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee, and Ronald Kent. Champion (center) in 1999 with the late Dr. Champion took a job at Katz Drug Store and became the first African-American pharmacist hired by a chain in the city. Back in Memphis, he began working at John Gaston Hospital’s pharmacy, solidifying his place in history as the first African-American pharmacist to work in a Memphis hospital.Īfter 12 years at John Gaston, Dr. He served as a pharmacist in Germany during a two-year tour of duty. Champion, who had the enviable quality of leaving the individuals he met with the sense that he appreciated their uniqueness as part of the whole.Ī 1955 graduate of Xavier University College of Pharmacy, he was drafted into the U.S. His dedication and love for people and his community were evident in his work.”Ĭhampion’s Pharmacy and Herb Store, 2369 Elvis Presley Blvd., long has been the center of a community orbit anchored by Dr.

Champion spent his career creating and providing remedies to treat many common illnesses. “He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend. “We mourn his departure but celebrate his incredible life and legacy,” his family said in a released statement. Champion made serving the community and developing products that promote healing with natural ingredients his life’s work. Any number any one person comes up with could easily be increased by one more.ĭr. Champion befriended during his life’s journey would be difficult to calculate. Ajanaku/The New Tri-State Defender Archives)īorn in Memphis in 1930, the number of people Dr. Charles Champion shows a visitor some of the memorabilia that makes Champion's Pharmacy and Herb Store, 2369 Elvis Presley Blvd., a community treasure.

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