Edwin Morris Rollins Jr.

Edwin attended Myers Park High School, Virginia Episcopal School, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of Zeta Psi Fraternity.

He was President of Edwin M. Rollins, Inc. and founder of Emrol Installment Premium Payment Plan. He was also founder and three times President of the North Carolina Premium Service Association, and co-founder of Regency Insurance Company.

Edwin was a member of Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Quail Hollow Club and the Reserve Golf Club. An avid outdoorsman, he was a lifetime member of Trout Unlimited and a member of the NRA Golden Eagles. He was a past member of Charlotte Country Club and Springdale Hall Club. He supported the Charlotte Concert Association, Charlotte Symphony, the Mint Museum, and Good Fellows. Edwin was an avid golfer. He loved the game and the spirit of the relationships formed by the game. His highest golfing accomplishment was winning the CGA 4-ball championship at Camden Country Club in 1974. He was also runner up three times in the Charlotte Country Club Men’s Club Championship, and won the 1985 CP Street tournament at Quail Hollow Club. His other hobbies included fly fishing, scuba diving and relaxing at Litchfield Beach with his family.

He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Sally Rollins; daughter, Winn Rollins Elliott and husband, Chris, and their children, Christopher John Elliott, Jr., Collier Whitley Elliott, Faith Catherine Elliott and Rollins Alexander Elliott. He was a loving and generous father and grandfather who could often be spotted on the sidelines of his grandchildren’s sporting events.

He was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Faith Catherine Rollins and his sister, Elma Proffitt.

A service to honor his life will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Myers Park Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends following the service in Oxford Hall. Burial will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to Myers Park Presbyterian Church.