Championing growth: Iconic Memphis pharmacy expands
Dr. Carol Loree Champion is the daughter of Dr. Charles Champion, the first Black pharmacist at John Gaston Hospital, now known as Regional One Health. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“He would be so overjoyed today. I feel his presence now,” Dr. Carol Loree Champion said of her late father, Dr. Charles Champion, who opened his pharmacy and herb store in South Memphis in 1981.
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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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