- Date Of Birth: February 28, 1949
- Date Of Death: September 24, 2013
- State: North Carolina
DURHAM Mr. L. Ray Hamilton, 64, of 2629 Bonnie Brae Road, died on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Ray was born in Wake County to the late Edward Louis Hamilton and Velma Lee Hamilton. He served as a Ranger in the U. S. Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. After 40 years of working in Commercial Construction, he retired from Duke University Transportation Systems. He was a member of the Professional Construction Estimators Association (PCEA), The Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department as a Captain and was a longtime member of the Bethesda Athletic Association. He was an avid camper, golfer and fisherman and loved to ride his Harley.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Carpenter Hamilton; son, David Hamilton and wife, Sherry of Creedmoor and their children, Wesley Howard, Noah Howard and Landen Hamilton; one daughter, Angela Price and husband, Issac and their daughter, Madison of Hahira, Ga.; four brothers, Roger Hamilton (Patricia), Michael Hamilton, Bobby Hamilton and Richard Carpenter; two sisters, Laura Hamilton (Phillip) and Elaine Greenwood (Dan).
