Donald "Don" Reid Tomlin, 82, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Rose Moore Tomlin, entered into eternal rest Sunday, May 1, 2016. His Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 67 Anson Street, at 11:30 a.m. Interment, Private. The family will receive friends informally on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at their residence. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC. DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
Don was born August 8, 1933 in Greensboro, North Carolina, son of the late Dock R. Tomlin and Irene Brown Tomlin. In 1955, he graduated from North Carolina State College, after receiving a Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He honorably served in the United States Air Force and was later discharged as a Captain. He then earned an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1959.
He started his investment career as a Manager of the Securities Investment Department for Liberty Corporation in Greenville, SC. After living in Greenville for seven years, Don and his family moved to Pelham, NY in 1969, when he accepted a position with Goldman, Sachs & Company as the Director of Equity Research. He later became a Partner at Haven Capital Management, in New York. After moving to Charleston, SC in 1992, he founded Southport Capital, Inc., where he was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. He retired in April 2016. He also served as a Director of Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. Don was a Chartered Financial Analyst.
He was the Founder and first Commodore of the Western Carolina Sailing Club on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina. He was a member of the Larchmont Yacht Club, the New York Yacht Club, the Carolina Yacht Club, and the Hibernian Society. He served on the board of Save the City, a preservation organization, and the Association for the Blind.
In addition to his wife, Rose, he is survived by his daughter, Jane "Jennie" Rose Tomlin Hynes and her husband Kevin Christopher Hynes of Wilton, CT; son, Donald Reid Tomlin, Jr. and his wife Pamela Kendel Tomlin of Naples, FL; five grandchildren: Sarah Rose Hynes, Kendel Elizabeth Tomlin, Courtney MacNiece Hynes, Katherine Jane Hynes and Morgan Rose Tomlin. Also, his beloved Greyhound, LayO.
Memorials may be made to Salvation Army, P. O. Drawer 70579, North Charleston, SC 29415 or Hollings Cancer Center, Office of Development, 86 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425.