Walter Hamilton

Walter Howes Hamilton passed away February 2, 2012 at the Colonial Health Care facility in Lincoln, Maine.

Walter was born September 2, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts . The son of Evelyn (Weatherbee) and Howard Hamilton. He attended Lee Academy where he played basketball, baseball and ran track/cross country. He was always speaking of his Academy days and loved to attend any sporting functions the school had.

Walter was a man who had varied interests in his lifetime. He loved to dance, which he did as a professional for many years, as well as retail sales for large service companies. He started and then sold a successful food catering business. His clients were mainly TV and movie industry personnel. Walter also was the manager and director of several high end restaurants in the California area. At the end of his working career he was the owner of an Interior Decorating firm also in California. Walter sold this company and then retired to the gentleman lifestyle.

He is survived by his daughter, Carole Hamilton Doughty and husband Jeff of Hermon, Maine and son Walter L, Hamilton and wife Betty of Washington, New Jersey ; 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great- great grandchildren. Walter was predeceased by a daughter Linda Hamilton Diaz and a grandson Kurt Rideout of Millinocket. Besides his parents, Walter was also predeceased by two sisters, Lucille and Ruth Lee

Walter also leaves behind special cousins, Joyce (Cobb) Thompson and Bob Cobb whom he visited in Lee each summer. Sitting on their porch watching the people and traffic go by brought him much comfort in his past few years.

A special thank you to Abby and Larry Moon who looked out for Dad since the day they met right up until the end.

There will be no services at this time. A graveside service, to be announced in the spring, will be held at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Lee, Maine