Gilbert F. Hamilton

GILBERT F. HAMILTON Jackson Township Gilbert F. Hamilton, age 65 of Jackson Township, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at his home. Mr. Hamilton was a Teacher-Coach in the Lake Station and Portage School Systems. He was a member of the Chesterton First United Methodist Church. Mr. Hamilton was a loving Husband, and a wonderful Father and Grandfather. He impacted a great many lives in his many years as a Teacher and Coach at Lake Station and Portage High Schools. One of his fondest memories was his 1972 varsity team at Lake Station that went 10 and 0. He was also formerly active in Boy Scouting with Troop 908 and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. He was born in Gary, Indiana on November 24, 1940 to the late Henry Arnold Hamilton and Frieda Angionette Tibbets. He was married to Connie L. Ulrich on December 21, 1974 in Lake Station Indiana, she survives and is of Jackson Township, also surviving are his sons, David Sean Hamilton (Kristi) of Omaha, Nebraska and Jonathan J. Hamilton (Lindsay) of Chesterton, IN; 1 daughter, Michele L. Knapp of Grand Rapids, MI; nephew, Jeff Hamilton (Ann) of Valparaiso; niece, Kimberly Morris of Valparaiso, IN; grandchildren, Angel, Stefanie, Christian, Jacob and Logan. He was preceded in death by his brother, James Arnold Hamilton. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Chesterton First United Methodist Church, 434 South 2nd Street, Chesterton, IN with Rev. Terry Rhine officiating. Interment in the Chesterton Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 from 2-8 p.m. at the Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway, Chesterton, IN. Memorials may be made to the Gilbert Hamilton Scholarship Fund or to the VNA Hospice of Porter County.