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July 19, 2012
Memorial service for Richard L. Hamilton scheduled for July 25
at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A public memorial service for the late Richard L. Hamilton, a longtime steward for the New York Racing Association, will be held at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton, who also served as communications officer at the Museum following his time with NYRA, died April 18. He was 76.
A native of Lowell, Mass., Hamilton graduated from Emerson College in 1958 and served in the United States Army until 1961. He worked for the Daily Racing Form, various radio stations in New England, and the ABC Radio Network before joining The Jockey Club in 1972. He joined NYRA as a racing official in 1975 and served in a variety of capacities, including clerk of the course, paddock judge, placing judge, and alternate steward. Hamilton was appointed NYRA steward in 1989, a position he held for six years.
Hamilton accepted an early retirement package from NYRA in 1995, and subsequently became the communications officer for the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. While with the Museum, Hamilton helped develop the Hall of Fame induction ceremony into a popular, standing room-only program, while also creating, organizing and hosting numerous educational programs and seminars for racing fans.
Although he officially retired from his position as communications officer in 2005, Hamilton returned to the Museum in a volunteer capacity in 2011, helping staff with historical research, editing of written materials and general staff assistance. He also was a volunteer at Saratoga Hospital and in the History Room at Saratoga Springs Public Library.
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