Richard A. Hammond

Was Richard born in 1945 plus or minus maybe one year, and at least as a child went by the nickname "Dick?"
And if so, was his house (when he was around 8 years old) up a short steep little hill somewhere near Empire Way or Leschi, or somewhere in that neck of the woods of Seattle?

If he was, I was a friend of his when we were 8 years old, and it is at his house that I feel in love with 3D, looking at some Disney 3D anaglyph comic books that were in Cheerios cereal...

DAD, WE MADE IT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY WITH LOTS OF EMOTIONS. CHANTE' HAD TO KEEP ME IN CHECK AS ALWAYS. WHAT A GREAT DAUGHTER! MOM DID WELL AND GAVE US A MEMORY WE CAN HAVE OF YOU FOREVER. SHE MADE PILLOWS FOR US TO HOLD YOU NEAR ALWAYS OUT OF YOUR HAWAIIAN SHIRTS. WHAT A GREAT MOM! I KNOW THAT WAS HARD FOR HER TO DO BUT IT SURE MEANS ALOT TO ALL OF US. D'ARLYN GOT US ALL AN ORNAMENT AT THANKSGIVING IN MEMORY OF YOU! IT SAID, " I LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY NOW DON'T SHED A TEAR I'M SPENDING...

Well Paps the snow won't let up! I really think it is your own way of being here this year. Things this year are different because of everyone's own way of dealing with not having you here but we will all be together at the house you built! You are greatly missed and we love you very much!

Well Dad, I sit here at half time on the first SEAHAWKS seasonal game of 2008 at Quest field! I am praying that MOM and the rest of of the family down there are doing just fine. I know it will not the be the same without you but I know you would want MOM and the family to be there to carry on the traditions that YOU and MOM began! I know that your in our hearts FOREVER and someday I will see you again. I LOVE AND MISS YOU SOOOOOO MUCH DAD! HUGS AND SMOOCHES
FRAN

Paps,

As the firsts continue happen we had one more this weekend! Taylor and Jonathan were able to go to their first Seahawks game. Thanks to you and Toot that is something we can keep in the family for many years to come and know how much joy it brings to us all. It wasn't the same for me because when looking up after a great play or a touch down you weren't there with your thumbs up. Many people came down asking how everyone was doing and I gave the standard response of "We will...

WELL DAD, I JUST RETURNED FROM THE OCEAN, WHERE I SPREAD YOUR ASHES. WITH A LUMP IN MY THROAT I TRIED TO SMILE, KNOWING YOUR REQUEST WAS BEING FULFILLED. I MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH, ESPECIALLY AT THE OCEAN WHERE I KNOW YOU LOVED TO BE. I WILL ALWAYS CARRY YOU WITH ME WHEREEVER I GO. I LOVE YOU ALL THE WAY PAST THE SKY.
YOUR BABY :)))

WELL DAD, I GOT THROUGH THE 4TH OF JULY...WHEW.... THAT ONE WAS TOUGH, BUT THEN AGAIN THEY ALL ARE... EVERYTIME THEY PLAYED "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" BY RAY CHARLES, (WHICH THEY DID ALL DAY ON THE STATION I LISTEN TOO) I GOT EXTREMELY CHOKED UP, I COULD EVEN SEE YOU SINGING ALONG WITH HIM, YOU LOVED HIM AND THAT SONG :))) I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THE HUGE HOLE IN MY HEART WITHOUT YOU. SOME DAYS ARE UNBEARABLE FOR ME, BUT THEN I GRAB ALL THE STRENGTH I CAN MUSTER, TAKE A DEEP BREATH,...

LOVE YOU DAD... WILLY AND I WILL NOT BEABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE PROPERTY FOR THE 4TH, BUT WE WILL GO OUR USUAL TIME THIS FALL AND SHARE PRIVATE SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH YOU, AS WE TOSS YOUR ASHES INTO A PLACE YOU LOVED THE BEST... I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE SPENT MY LIFE GOING TO THE OCEAN WITH YOU. I WILL CHERISH THOSE MEMORIES FOREVER. FROM YAHATZ, TO CANNON BEACH, TO DEPOT BAY, I ALWAYS ENJOYED MY OCEAN VACATIONS WITH YOU. YOU BAKING OUT IN THE YARD WITH YOUR COOL SHADES :))) OR AT THE BEACH WITH...

HELLO MY DEAR "TRICKY",TODAY (JUNE 28TH)MARKS YOUR 6TH MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF LEAVING OUR HEARTS "EMPTY" BUT KNOW YOUR LOVE WILL SUSTAIN US AND GET US THROUGH THE "ROUGH ROAD" AHEAD,I HAVE YOUR CANDLE BURNING BRIGHTLY AND WOKE TO ELVIS SINGING "AMAZING GRACE" ON TV,WHAT A "EYE-OPENER" BUT KNEW YOU WERE LETTING ME KNOW "IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP"!!!!!WE WILL BE HAVING YOUR "CELEBRATION" ON SATURDAY JULY 5TH ON "OUR" BEACH AROUND 2:00 PM,EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR "SPECIAL" TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU,IT...