Entrepreneur Don Panoz, who once owned Chateau Elan and Road Atlanta, dies at 83 - Gainesville Times

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Entrepreneur Don Panoz, who once owned Chateau Elan and Road Atlanta, dies at 83

Don Panoz, pharmaceutical tycoon and sports car maker, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Panoz invented the nicotine patch, opened Chateau Elan Winery and Resort and helped revive Road Atlanta in his time in South Hall County and metro Atlanta.

Don Panoz, pharmaceutical tycoon and sports car maker, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Panoz invented the nicotine patch, opened Chateau Elan Winery and Resort and helped revive Road Atlanta in his time in South Hall County and metro Atlanta.

After a short battle with pancreatic cancer, the man who invented the nicotine patch smoked his last cigarette early Tuesday, Sept. 11, and died surrounded by family.