Willard F. Hamilton

Mr. Hamilton has been a great role model for me all of my like. I met Scott and his family long before attending Kindergarden. Mr. Hamilton taught me to address elders as sir and maam. Never at my house, but always at his. He respected others and therefore received respect from me. My best memories were talking in the conversation pit and meeting George Shering. Also the time spent cleaning poop out of the dog pens at the "Guide Dogs for the Blind" in Marin. Mr. Hamilton was always involved...

Anthony Sandberg sent this along to me. My memories of Willard are sailing with him, weekends at the Bohemian Grove with him and my father and the last time I saw him in Ashland a few years ago. What a great guy he was--fun loving and enjoying life to the fullest. He's probably doing that right now. Love and condolences to his family from Bill and Joanne.

One thing I love to do is get a rise out of people, especially those ones who look a little up tight sometimes. One very funny memory I have of just me and my grampa was when, I was no more than 5 or 6, and he came to clarkston Wa, for a visit and a little business probably. At the time I didnt know my left or right yet, maybe thats wierd, but i really didnt. And I was in the car with him and he thought I was going to help him with directions, he would call me the CO-PILOT. Well I sure didnt...

It's been so many years since I last spent hours in the "conversation pit" talking with my best friend's dad. Lots of teenagers don't want to spend time talking to adults, and too few adults sacrifice the time to talk - I mean, really talk - with teenagers. And laugh. God, how I laughed with my friend's father. Sometimes, even when Scott was not around, we still talked and talked and talked - and laughed. What a wonderful person he was. What a wonderful role model he will always be.

I first met Will Hamilton in the mid 70's when I worked with Doug at Crivello's and subsequently dated his daughter Lelia. Will was a man of integrity and he loved to share his life stories with you. I will never forget the first time I was in the "den" speaking with him. Sometimes you felt that you would never leave the den once Will got you in there. He loved reading which was evident by the vast amount of books that were in the den. He also had a love for classical music. My first...

Dear Hamilton Family,I was saddened to receive Lelia's call last week that Will had passed on. Aside from sharing a tent for about 20 years, Will was a close friend and mentor and my sponsor in the Club...he and my father were friends for well over 30 years. Will fought aall the variour physical problems he had with dignity and never a complaint. And too, he never spoke poorly of anyone. I will miss his stories, his counsel and his friendship. ...

Dear Hamilton Family:
Mary Beth and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Uncle Will and offer our sympathy to you and his friends. Uncle Will reached out and kept in touch with us when his brother and my father Stu was ailing. He encouraged us to come out and visit some of the family and we were very happy to visit with Willard Jr., Scott and their families. Best wishes to all of you. We share in your loss but are grateful for the gifts he shared with us.
In sympathy,
Jim...

Dear Hamilton Family -
I am very sad to hear about the passing of your Father and Husband. He was an extradonary man with a huge heart. In many ways he was bigger than life to me - a real star. I very much appreciate his warmth and enthusiasm for life. He was a strong source of emotional support for me in the early years of starting my business. Some of the happiest times of my life were in his company with some of his other buddies like Bill McNabb Sr. It was an exceptional opportunity...

I have such fond memories of Will Hamilton. He used to call me his deputy daughter, first class, with royal order of the brass figerlee and oakleaf cluster, 35 years I still remember, that is the impact he had on me. You see, I met his daughter Lelia when I was 6 years old and she is my oldest and dearest friend. I spent many a day at the Hamilton household. I was so lucky and so fortunate to know such a wonderful man and family. My thoughts and prayers are with Diane and the family. He...