Richard Hamilton

Mr. Hamilton was my 8th grade science teacher at Ogden Middle School. It was Mr. Hamilton who inspired me to become a science teacher. He had a passion for what he taught and it came through in his lessons and labs. I will always remember the spectroscope lab. We made our own spectroscopes and got to test them with all different kinds of light. I still have mine to this day! I also will never forget the day he set up his telescope with a sun filter and we observed sun spots. We were always...

It's been well over two decades since Grandpa Dick first took me to a wood working class where I made a toy sail boat. From first grade all the way through high school, a year didn't go by that we didn't do many crafting projects together. From office tools and kitchen utensils to flower boxes (and flower photography) Grandpa was an artist. Some of the projects were more practical than others, but all shared an aesthetic charm. The most meaningful to me was a beautiful reminder from...

Hello, My name is Claudia Hein and I had the pleasure of working with Dick for a number of years at Ogden middle school. I very much admired him; he was unassuming, and a person who truly made a difference. Love to the family, Claudia

I was privileged to teach with Dick for several years. We also rode our bikes together in the Bridge Pedal in Portland (though I couldn't get him to ride the STP (Seattle to Portland with m). We had a number of things in common and enjoyed many laughs together. Although we haven't connected much in the past few years (occasional phone call), I still consider him a good friend and will miss talking (and riding) with him. RIP my friend!