Walter Allen Hamilton, 88 passed away at Ft. Bayard Medical Center on August 15, 2021 after a brief illness.
He was born on January 30, 1933 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the only child of Ross and Viola Hamilton and a lifelong resident of Mimbres, New Mexico where he spent his entire life within two miles of his childhood home.
Hamilton grew-up in the ranching life and had a lifelong passion for all aspects of it. He worked at the former Chino Mines for 41-years, retiring in 1995.
He was a founder of the Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department, donating the land for the Upper Mimbres Department and serving as Fire Chief for fourteen years. He was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge Mimbres No. 10 AF & AM.
Hamilton is survived by his wife of 65-years, Bonnie (Foster); four children, daughters Brenda (Roger) Romano; Kim (Jim Mahoney); Terry (Cecil Campbell); son Jason (Debbie); and three grandchildren, Hunter and Caden Campbell and Rachael Cluff; and eleven step-grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.
He was born on January 30, 1933 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the only child of Ross and Viola Hamilton and a lifelong resident of Mimbres, New Mexico where he spent his entire life within two miles of his childhood home.
Hamilton grew-up in the ranching life and had a lifelong passion for all aspects of it. He worked at the former Chino Mines for 41-years, retiring in 1995.
He was a founder of the Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department, donating the land for the Upper Mimbres Department and serving as Fire Chief for fourteen years. He was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge Mimbres No. 10 AF & AM.
Hamilton is survived by his wife of 65-years, Bonnie (Foster); four children, daughters Brenda (Roger) Romano; Kim (Jim Mahoney); Terry (Cecil Campbell); son Jason (Debbie); and three grandchildren, Hunter and Caden Campbell and Rachael Cluff; and eleven step-grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.
Walter Allen Hamilton, 88 passed away at Ft. Bayard Medical Center on August 15, 2021 after a brief illness.
He was born on January 30, 1933 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the only child of Ross and Viola Hamilton and a lifelong resident of Mimbres, New Mexico where he spent his entire life within two miles of his childhood home.
Hamilton grew-up in the ranching life and had a lifelong passion for all aspects of it. He worked at the former Chino Mines for 41-years, retiring in 1995.
He was a founder of the Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department, donating the land for the Upper Mimbres Department and serving as Fire Chief for fourteen years. He was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge Mimbres No. 10 AF & AM.
Hamilton is survived by his wife of 65-years, Bonnie (Foster); four children, daughters Brenda (Roger) Romano; Kim (Jim Mahoney); Terry (Cecil Campbell); son Jason (Debbie); and three grandchildren, Hunter and Caden Campbell and Rachael Cluff; and eleven step-grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.
He was born on January 30, 1933 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the only child of Ross and Viola Hamilton and a lifelong resident of Mimbres, New Mexico where he spent his entire life within two miles of his childhood home.
Hamilton grew-up in the ranching life and had a lifelong passion for all aspects of it. He worked at the former Chino Mines for 41-years, retiring in 1995.
He was a founder of the Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department, donating the land for the Upper Mimbres Department and serving as Fire Chief for fourteen years. He was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge Mimbres No. 10 AF & AM.
Hamilton is survived by his wife of 65-years, Bonnie (Foster); four children, daughters Brenda (Roger) Romano; Kim (Jim Mahoney); Terry (Cecil Campbell); son Jason (Debbie); and three grandchildren, Hunter and Caden Campbell and Rachael Cluff; and eleven step-grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.
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