Richard Anthony Hamilton, Jr., 74, of Lexington Park, MD, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Calvert County Nursing Center in Prince Fredrick, MD. Born November 27, 1938, he is the son of the late Richard A. Hamilton, Sr. and Winifred Josephine Sayre Hamilton. On March 29, 1974, in Washington D.C., Richard married his beloved wife of 39 years, Linda Gail Hamilton (DeWolfe). He was employed by the Washington Post for 23 years as a pressman. After retirement, he went back to work in 2005 as a Security Guard for the Winpisinger Technology Center until 2012, where he took great pride in the job he did and the people he worked with. Richard was an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous, most recently at Placid Harbor. On September 12, 2013 he celebrated 37 years of sobriety. Along with those 37 years of sobriety came a sponsorship of many people and inspiration to many more. He found great joy and peace in helping others and was a speaker at many local and regional AA conventions. Richard was an avid fisherman throughout his life; building customized fishing rods and lures for many people. He also enjoyed local stock car and NASCAR races, which he and […]
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