David Richard Hammond, 67, of Orono ON, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the Bowmanville hospital on Tuesday July 12, 2016 at 5:34pm. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Deb (nee Strank, ) daughter, Cathy and his son, Greg (wife, Mandy) and their children, Tyler and Aurora. Coming from a large family, Dave is also survived by his brothers: Steven, William, Mike (wife, Chris) and James (wife, Judy) and a wonderful amount of nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by the Strank family as well: Heather (husband, Gord) Follest, Chris, Larry and John (wife, Barb) and more beautiful nephews, nieces and cousins. Services will be held this Sunday July 17 at Newcastle Funeral Home, 386 Mill Street South, Newcastle. Viewing will start at 1pm with services to commence at 3pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to be made to either the team sponsorship (Oshawa Minor Generals, Bantam AE) in Dave's memory or Jumpstart.
To help Dave along with his "little" hockey card addiction, please feel free to bring your favourite hockey card to send with Dave on his next adventure.
"You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose" ~ Gordie Howe
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