Theodore M. Hammond

1938 - 2017

Theodore M. Hammond obituary, 1938-2017, Montrose, NY

Theodore M. Hammond

1938 - 2017

BORN

1938

DIED

2017

Theodore Hammond Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 17, 2017.
Theodore "Ted" Hammond passed away on April 15, 2017. He was a truly unique person. At a very young age he was interested in and had a natural talent for designing and building electronics. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959 as an electrical engineer and went to work for an aerospace company designing radar systems for the US military and spent time in Vietnam with the military as a civilian contractor. He went to a Joan Baez concert and left thinking he "could no longer design radar systems to drop bombs to kill people"- he walked away from his job. Then he got involved in the music industry. He became a recording engineer for the band "Blood, Sweat and Tears" where he had a great time and got involved with building and designing many popular recording studios in the 70's. He then went on to NY Audio Labs where he designed high end tube amplifiers. After that he moved on to NBC at 30 Rockefeller Center in NYC where they were converting TV into stereo. After that he went to Verizon Science and Tech where they were working on a precursor to FIOS. He had quite a career path. And he was a wonderful and kind man. He will be truly missed.
He is survived by his wife, Francie Fay Hammond, a son Reed Outhouse (Eileen) a daughter Leah Hammond (Sven) and three wonderful grandchildren, Kieran, Katie and Sean. As well as many nieces and nephews.

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January 13, 2020

Joe Salvatto posted to the memorial.

August 2, 2017

Martin Stacey posted to the memorial.

April 21, 2017

Reed Outhouse posted to the memorial.

Joe Salvatto

January 13, 2020

I had the honor of knowing Ted in the late 70s
He is quite responsible for my career in the Audio business .I am having difficulty knowing where to start .His easy going nature coupled w his innate technical abilities were what drew me to Ted.
To b honest, i just found out of Teds passing and realized that i must say something to let his family know what their dad meant to me.
We both worked at Sound designs at Mediasound
with Wynn Schwartau. I was the new kid and was a perfect fit for this business. I spent countless hours days months at Ted's side working on everything from basic wiring of a new recording studio called Penny Lane to complex console modifications
making as Ted would call them English Consoles work properly.Thats the work side . Then there were the countless lunches at Dudly's whiling away the time in between work at Wyns house which was in plain sight of Sing Sing.Them there was the time Ted and I drove to Bobby Columbys home in New City.
These are just a smattering of the times i spent with
Ted . To say that Ted was a veteran in the electrioncs field is an understatement. He was a master thinker and implemter. His hippy dippy persona was what you saw whn u met him.But once you saw him
pulling on his beard and saying hmmm you knew you best pay close attention because what went on in his head was traveling at light speed and not to b taken lightly.
The last time i saw Ted was at an AES showin Ny
and he told me he was working to figure out how to get Video signal to travel on phone lines !
How prophetic was that statement. I have every reason to believe that Ted could have had a great part in changing the worlds method of communication. And the sad part for me was that it would b the last conversation i would ever have with my friend mentor and possibly the guy who brought us into the 21 Century in a big way.
I hope someone might read this (especially you Leah
or one of Teds other close relatives as i'm here to tell u you dad was one in a million God bless.
Sincerely Joe Salvatto [email protected]

Martin Stacey

August 2, 2017

One of the most remarkable persons I have ever met. We spent some time together in the early 1960's, centered on our mutual interest in sports cars, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen. I will always remember his generous spirit and uplifting enthusiasm. Condolences to family and the many friends.

Reed Outhouse

April 21, 2017

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April 21, 2017

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Bryan Cook

April 18, 2017

the day I met Ted Hammond

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April 18, 2017

the gang again

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April 18, 2017

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