WARRENTON, Va. – After courageously living with cancer for many years, Hollis Lanier Cate, Jr., 65, died at his home in Warrenton, Virginia on December 17, 2024.
Born in Athens, Georgia on September 16, 1959, to Hollis Lanier Cate, Sr. and Mary Boone Cate, Lanier was a 1977 graduate of Statesboro High School, where his lifelong reputation as a loyal friend and animated storyteller first began.
Following graduation, Lanier joined the United States Coast Guard where he served on the historic USCGC Northwind. Upon completion of his four-year period of service (1978- 1982), Lanier relocated to St. Simons Island, Georgia, where he began his career in the hospitality industry as a bellhop for the legendary King and Prince Resort. While working full-time, he first completed his Associate’s Degree at Brunswick Junior College, and graduated in 1986 with a B.S. degree in Hospitality Management from Florida State University…