George Henry Orvin

George Henry Orvin, M.D., 92, of Charleston, SC, husband of Rosalie Salvo Orvin, entered into eternal rest Friday, August 29, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Monday, September 1, 2014 in St. Philips Church, 142 Church Street, at 11:00 a.m. Interment, Churchyard. The family will receive Sunday, August 31, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Dr. Orvin was born August 6, 1922, son of Jesse Wright Orvin and Ruth Walton Orvin. He attended public schools in Charleston and was a 1943 graduate of The Citadel and a 1946 graduate of The Medical College of South Carolina.

Dr. Orvin completed his residency in psychiatry at The Medical College and completed further training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, University of London. He was board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1963. Dr. Orvin was appointed Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1977 and served as Chief of Adolescent Psychiatry until 1982 at which time he was appointed as Acting Chairman, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Orvin retired from M.U.S.C. in 1989. He was awarded Professor Emeritus Status at M.U.S.C. in 1993. He was awarded Honorary Doctor of Medicine from the Citadel in 1996. He was Founder and served as the first President of the Brigadier Foundation from 1948-1953. He was a member of St. Philip's Church, the St. Andrew's Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Dr. Orvin was the founder of New Hope Treatment Centers. He served as its Chairman and later Chairman Emeritus until his death. He was a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry and a Fellow of the Southern Psychiatric Association. He has received honors, awards and appointments too numerous to mention and was internationally known for his ground breaking work in the field of multifamily group therapy.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years; three children: Debra Ann Orvin, Nancy Lee Orvin Brumby (James) and Jay S. Orvin (Kathy) all of Mt. Pleasant, SC; sisters: Miriam O. House of Coral Springs, FL, Anne O. Yarborough of Charleston, SC, and Shirley O. Munn of Pamplico, SC; grandchildren: Elizabeth Orvin Tyler, Kimberly Orvin Barber, Jay Scott Orvin Jr., Amanda Lee Rogers, Philip Ryan Ward, W. Howard Buddin Jr., George Henry Buddin, and John Theodore Buddin; thirteen great grandchildren; and family members: Stewart Hatpin Knight (Michael) of Houston, TX, and Tomis W. Palmer of Mt. Pleasant, SC. He was predeceased by his daughter, Candace Orvin Palmer, and his brother, John W. Orvin.

Memorials may be made to the Star Gospel Mission, 474 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403.