Hamilton Family Meets with President Obama
Family of fallen Kent soldier Adam Hamilton met president back stage before campaign stop Wednesday at Kent State
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
2 Bobcats Earn Adam Hamilton Scholarship
Eli Kepner and Kristen Maynard each awarded $10,000 via scholarship in honor of fallen Kent soldier
2012 Roosevelt High School graduates Eli Kepner and Kristen Maynard were announced as the 2012 recipients of the Adam S. Hamilton Memorial Academic and Athletic Scholarship Fund in a ceremony at the high school recently. Kepner and Maynard were each awarded a $10,000 scholarship (in increments of $2,500 per year) to be used at an accredited four-year college or university. Both students have been accepted to attend Ohio University in Athens, OH, and have enrolled for the fall. Kepner plans to major in journalism and Maynard is considering the sciences in preparation for medical school. The Adam S. Hamilton Memorial Academic and Athletic Scholarship Fund presents an award to one male and one female Roosevelt High School student who best …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Cornhole Tourney to Benefit Adam Hamilton Scholarship
It's not too late to register for Saturday event hosted by Kent State Veterans Club.
There's still time to register for this Saturday's second annual scholarship fund memorial cornhole tournament in honor of U.S. Army Specialist Adam Hamilton, who was killed in Afghanistan last year. The Kent State Veterans Club will host the tournament at the Kent VFW Post, tucked away at 500 VFW Parkway in Kent (follow the signs at S.R. 59). Gates open at 11 a.m. and the tournament starts at noon. The fee to enter the tournament is $40 per team. Non-participants pay $10. Tickets cover food and drinks. All proceeds will be donated to the Adam Hamilton Memorial Academic and Athletic Scholarship Fund, set up by his parents Scott and Nancy. The tournament will be single-elimination rounds with two-person teams. First place winner will …
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Monday, May 28, 2012
UPDATE: Portion of North Mantua Street Dedicated to Army Spc. Adam Hamilton
2007 Kent Roosevelt grad died one year ago today serving in Afghanistan
Editor's note: this story was updated at 9 a.m. May 29, 2012. One year after he died, Adam Hamilton's home town dedicated a portion of the street in front of the high school where he excelled on so many levels in his memory. Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala declared a portion of North Mantua Street in front of Theodore Roosevelt High School and Standing Rock Cemetery, where Hamilton was laid to rest last year, a memorial in honor of the 22-year-old who was the first Kent resident to die while serving in Afghanistan. The dedication, which took place in the midst of Kent's Memorial Day parade, included an unveiling of a sign declaring the road a memorial to Hamilton. Hamilton's father, Scott, said Adam loved his home town and thanked those who …
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Mark
4:31 pm on Monday, May 28, 2012
It is nice that you made this dedication, but Spc Hamilton was killed doing a job he joined up to do, but the city of Kent has not honored the many of Kent residents that were drafted and made to go to vietnam. The men that were drafted and sent to fight and die in a war that not every one thought the U.S. should have been in, are not honored. This seems a little out of place, the men that had no… more ›
'Hammy WOD' Honors Fallen Kent Soldier
SPC Crossfit hosts annual fitness event to support Adam Hamilton scholarship fund
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Around Town and Gown
A Singular Effort
Paying tribute to our veterans on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a tough holiday to celebrate, but that's what many of us will do this weekend whether it be with a cookout or by taking a short vacation to celebrate the start of summer. Think about that first word: memorial. America was born fighting a war. In war, people die. It's a sad fact. From 1775 to 1991, almost 42 million Americans served during wartime and 1,190,085 died in service during that time, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Fast forward to the "Global War on Terrorism," which has been marked since Oct. 7, 2001 — the day we attacked al Qaeda in Afghanistan — and 54,695 men and women have died as of May 21, 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. That's 1,244,780 brothers and sisters, fathers…
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
'Hammy WOD' Supports Adam Hamilton Scholarship
SPC Crossfit raising money for athletic-scholastic scholarship in memory of 2007 Kent Roosevelt graduate
Members of SPC Crossfit will hold their annual "Hammy WOD" Sunday at Dix Stadium to raise money for the Adam Hamilton Memorial Academic and Athletic Scholarship Fund. Hamilton, a 2007 Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate, died May 28, 2011, while serving in Afghanistan. SPC Crossfit designed a special work-out in Hamilton's honor and invites people from all over with all fitness abilities to take part in the event, which is from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. at Kent State University's football stadium on Summit Street. The event is open to individuals, teams or groups and spectators. SPC Crossfit asks for a $25 donation to the scholarship for participants. Toby Jurging, owner of SPC Crossfit, said Hamilton's dad, Scott, works out there. "And he was …
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Lacrosse Team Dedicates Season to Fallen Hero Adam Hamilton
Team to present Hamilton's parents with his jersey at Friday night game
Last year the entire Kent community mourned the loss of 2007 Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate Adam Hamilton, who died in May after his Army unit was attacked in Afghanistan. What some may not know is that Hamilton was a star on the lacrosse field for the Rough Riders. This year the high school lacrosse team dedicated its season in honor of Hamilton, and tonight the team will present team jerseys to his parents Nancy Hamilton and Scott and Connie Hamilton at the high school at about 7 p.m. The players also are wearing warm-up outfits beneath their jerseys that were designed in Hamilton's memory. The lacrosse star scored a total 100 goals, made 104 assists and earned 204 points in his 56-game career at Kent. Here's what high school …
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Matt Fredmonsky
10:30 am on Friday, March 30, 2012
Joe Idone did a nice job designing the warm-up outfits. more ›
Friday, December 30, 2011
Editor's Picks for Top Stories of 2011
Editor's Picks: Friends Remember Kent Grad Killed in Afghanistan
Kent Patch is republishing the editor's picks for top stories of 2011 this week with brief updates.
Editor's Note: this year the Kent community lost native son and Theodore Roosevelt High School grad Adam Hamilton to the war in Afghanistan. Below is one of the original stories, republished today as one of the editor's picks for top stories of 2011. Rather than republish the breaking story, we wanted to run a piece with friends comments remembering Hamilton. June 1, 2011 By Alison Matas Jordan Cottrell first met Adam Hamilton at basic training. “We were marching in formation, and Adam and I ended up next to each other,” Cottrell said. “We were the two loudest people there, and from then on, we were best friends.” Shortly after basic training ended, Cottrell, who is from Finlayson, MN, took a trip to Kent to meet Hamilton’s family. “I …
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Monday, August 1, 2011
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Photos: Veterans Club Cornhole Tournament
Tournament to raise funds for Adam Hamilton Scholarship
The Kent State Veterans Campus Club hosted a cornhole tournament to raise money for the Adam Hamilton Scholastic Athletic Scholarship at the Kent VFW. Hamilton, a 2007 graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School, was killed May 28 in Afghanistan after sustaining wounds from an improvised explosive device.
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Jacque Metzler
7:52 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
I think the commitee made excellent choices in these young people. Conratulations Eli & Kristen! more ›