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PAUL HAMLIN Obituary

Age 72. Passed away on March 26, 2009 following a long illness. He was born on November 15,1936 in Worthington, Indiana, the son of the late Flander and Annabell Hamlin. He attended Olivet Nazarene College before joining Land of Lincoln Insurance Co. in Illinois. He moved to MI in 1961 to become one of the original founders of Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Co. Paul went on to be one of the leading regional director's of sales for Hamilton. He served on the boards of John Wesley College, First Church of the Nazarene, Franklin Road Christian School, Church of the King, and president of the Taylor University Parent's Cabinet. He helped start an endowment fund through the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan on behalf of Life Challenge and Franklin Rd. Christian. Paul was married to Stephanie for 36 years. He dearly loved his wife and five children, Jeff, Jennifer, Jeanna, Lisa, and Christy. Memorial donations to Life Challenge of SE MI would be appreciated.

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Published by The Detroit News on Apr. 5, 2009.

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