Teresa

Coleman

Teresa Ann "Terri" Coleman MD, FACP, 59, of Thomasville, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at home, with the love of her life, Myles Black, by her side. Terri was born August 30, 1964 in Ft. Belvoir, VA, to James Edward Coleman and the late Karin Quilling Coleman.

Terri spent most of her youth in Germany, where her father was stationed in the military.  She returned to the United States and earned her undergraduate degree from Armstrong State College, where she met her future husband, Myles L. Black. They were married in Savannah, GA on December 12,1987 and in 1988 she was accepted into the Medical College of Georgia, where she also joined the Army as a reservist. In 1992, Terri graduated with honors from the Medical College and entered active-duty status, stationed at Ft. Gordon, in Augusta, GA.  There, at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, she completed her training and board certification in internal medicine.  A lifelong learner and educator, Terri went to Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX to complete a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology, receiving numerous awards along the way for her research and teaching. It is in teaching that Terri found her true calling.  After fellowship, she returned to Eisenhower, a teaching hospital, where she was elected teacher of the year many times by her students.

In 2003, after 15 years of service, Terri left the military to return to the Medical College, where she worked her way to the distinguished title of Professor of Medicine. Given her love for teaching, it is no surprise that she received more accolades as teacher of the year along the way.  In 2011, Terri accepted the opportunity and challenge to revitalize and rebuild the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center in Thomasville, GA.  She added a clinical studies program and she successfully recruited like-minded, dedicated physicians, whose primary objective was patient care, followed by research and education.  Her colleagues loved working with and learning from her.  Always striving to do more and make the world better, Terri retired from patient care in 2018 and joined IQVIA, a research organization dedicated to developing new drugs to combat cancer.

Terri loved life, her cats (aka her kids), cooking, gardening, family and friends. To know Terri was to love her, and an honor to be loved by her. She made the world better.

Terri is survived by her father, James (Jim) Coleman and his wife Crista of Savannah, GA, and her husband, Myles Black of Thomasville, GA.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to any charity; Terri's favorites were Miss Kitty Feline Sanctuary and the Humane Society, both in Thomasville, GA.