Dr. James Angelo Carratt passed away on Sunday, April 22 ^nd in the evening after a brief illness.  He was born in Cartersville, Georgia to Greek-American parents and spent a lot of his childhood in New Smyrna Beach where a small colony of Greek-Americans settled.  After WWII ended, he was sent back to Greece by his parents to learn the language and got conscripted in the Hellenic Army, because of his dual citizenship, to fight a guerrilla movement trying to overturn the government.   He returned to Stark, Florida after returning from Greece after serving 35 months in the Army. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1953 and went on to Vanderbilt University Medical School in Nashville, TN where he obtained his medical degree in 1957.  Following his post-graduate work at The Ohio State University (OSU) he returned to Daytona Beach where an uncle was living.  He started practicing at Halifax District Hospital, as the hospital was known then, doing many different things as a General Practitioner.  He limited himself to the care of adults and children but performed spinal taps, thoracocentesis, and paracentesis – common practices now done by specialists. Dr. Carratt set a record as the longest-practicing physician in the area after 50 plus years. Dr. Carratt and some other doctors in the area forged an arrangement with a local funeral home where one of their employees would use a station wagon to transport acute patients to the hospital since there were no ambulances then. The 1960's saw a new wave of doctors coming to Daytona Beach from Duke, Emory, Tulane, Vanderbilt, UNC, Penn and UT. Due to the number of physicians from Duke, they were called the "Duke Medical Mafia," which lingered for years. Jim, as he was known by his friends, became a central figure and leader in a number of medical staff activities.  He became Chairman of the Department of Medicine twice, president of Halifax medical staff and President of the Volusia County Medical Society.  He chaired the Graduate Education Committee for many years along with the late Dr. Kerman, and got approval for the Family Practice Residency in 1970.  The FP program has become renowned as one of the best in the country and a big number of alumni of this program have settled in the greater Daytona Beach area. Outside of medicine, Jim had not forgotten about serving in other capacities, particularly the Greek-American community.  He was a member of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and served as Parish Council president for eight years. The family has remained active in the community since his tenure as president. He loved to travel all over the world with his family and had a long time passion of owning and driving Corvettes only. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Angelo and Vasiliki Carratt, and his brother Chris Angelo Carratt.  He is survived by his wife and partner of 54 years, Harriet and three children and their families:  sons, Evan D. Carratt and Wynn Staten, Peter & Erin Carratt and daughter Christina and Frank David Capitano as well as his grandchildren, Demetrios, Alexander and Franco Capitano and Zoe Carratt. As well as many nieces and nephews, including Orian and Alexander Carratt from London. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church or HMC Hospice.  A special thank you to Dot Woodard and all other care givers.  Viewing will be on Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 with a Trisagion service at 8pm at Lohman Funeral Home located at 733 W. Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach.  Funeral will be on Thursday at 10am at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, officiated by Fr. Joseph Samaan and Fr. Nicholas Manousakis. Arrangements are under the care of Lohman Funeral Home Ormond.  Condolences for the family may be shared at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com .