- Date Of Birth: October 20, 1923
- Date Of Death: November 27, 2012
- State: Maine
Bath – James Edward Hamilton Sr, 89, of Bath passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 with his family by his side. He was born on Great Chebegue Island on Oct 20th, 1923 the son of Ray and Mildred (Turner) Hamilton. He grew up on the Island and graduated from Chebegue Island High School.
In 1951 he married his best friend, Beverly Denham and the couple resided in Bath to raise their family.
James was a Civil Service Worker for the Navy after high school, refueling ships on Long Island, Maine. He was also employed by Bath Iron Works, as a ship fitter, and Hyde School, as a maintenance worker, retiring in 1985.
James, known to everyone as Papa, had a love for history, anything you wanted to know he had the answer. In his earlier days, working at BIW, he collected hats from each ship that was sailed from the yard, which usually started the topic of the day at South Gate Restaurant, where he would sit and talk with his friends for hours about its history. James was a book of knowledge. He also knew his bible thru and thru. A man of his word.
