Dr. Preston Garrison Freeman 78 known to family and friends affectionately as "Gary" was welcomed into his new life on the morning of Tuesday April 19 2011. A Memorial gathering will be held Friday April 22 2011 from 3:00pm until the Memorial Service at 5:00 pm at the Lohman Funeral Home Palm Coast 220 Palm Coast Pkwy SW Palm Coast FL. Gary was born April 12 1933 in Washington D.C. to the late Preston Booker T. Freeman and Mollie Moore Freeman. He was a graduate of Morgan State College and received his Doctorate from Catholic University of America. The majority of his professional career was in service to the District of Columbia Public Schools. In his retirement he continued to work teaching golf as a PGA Golf Pro at the Palm Harbor Golf Club in Palm Coast Florida. This led him to a long term coaching appointment for Florida's Bethune-Cookman University where he remained until recent months. He is preceded in death by his brother Arthur Everett Freeman. Gary is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Jean Hall Freeman. He was also a devoted father to his daughters Jacqui Freeman Shellie Freeman Nikki Freeman-Sloan and Monica Freeman. The beloved grandfather of Raymond Williams Candyce Nedd Aja Freeman Bennett and Christina "Sweetpea" Sloan great grandfather of Kidada Bowden and Ricky Costen. He was a lifetime member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Gary remains in loving thoughts of all he has touched. Friends no flowers please however monetary donations can be made to his beloved golf teams of Bethune-Cookman University.Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.Lohmanfuneralhomes.com .