Gainesville has lost another person whose contributions to this community and to his family can never be measured. Samuel L. Oliver passed away May 25, 2011 at Emory University Hospital, after a short battle with leukemia, at the age of 68. Sam was a member of the law firm of Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, LLP and specialized in the areas of corporate and business law, estate planning, and banking.
While working his way through college, Sam was an honors graduate with an A. B. from the University of Georgia. He earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law while serving as editor of the Georgia Law School Law Review publication. Following graduation from law school, Sam served in the United States Navy as a judge advocate general, and upon his discharge in 1969, he joined the law firm of Kenyon, Gunter, Hulsey, Sims and Oliver, currently known as Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, LLP.
Sam was a founding director of GB&T Bancshares and its predecessor, Gainesville Bank & Trust, serving on the board from its beginning until the Bank's acquisition by SunTrust.
Sam served on numerous local, community, and civic boards. He served for twelve years (1980
