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Obituary
WILLIAM ROBERT HAMLIN, 81, of
Huntington, WV, passed away on February 15, 2022.
Bob was born May 7, 1940, in Williamson, WV, the son of Eugene Hamlin and
Anna Grace Hamlin. He was preceded in death by his father and stepmother
Freda Hamlin of Huntington; and by his mother, and stepfather Anna Grace and
Garner White of Pikeville, KY; and by a very special uncle William F.
Blackburn, Jr., of Forest Hills, KY and Longboat Key, FL.
He was devoted to family and a loving husband, father, grandfather and
uncle. He is survived by his wife of fifty eighty (58) years, Palmaneda
Butler Hamlin; a wonderful son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Jennifer
Hamlin, of Johnson City, TN, three beautiful and special grandchildren,
Kathryn Blair Hamlin, William Butler Hamlin, and Henry James Hamlin of
Johnson City, and a special sister-in-law, Manokel B. Hinshaw, of
Huntington, WV and brother-in-law, H. Verlin Butler, Jr., Glenwood, WV and
numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.
A retired Huntington attorney, Bob was a graduate of Marshall University
(1963), and the University of Kentucky, College of Law (1966). Following
graduation from Belfry (KY) High School, he attended and played football and
basketball at Greenbrier Military School, in Lewisburg, WV, as a
post-graduate student. He attended Marshall on a grant-in-aid football
scholarship and earned three varsity letters in football. Bob holds a
Marshall record that will never be broken, as he was the first Marshall
quarterback to pass for more than 1,000 yards in a single season and held
most of the Marshall single season passing records at his graduation. He
finished the 1962 season ranked in the top ten of the NCAA Division 1
passing statistics, receiving Honorable mention All-American recognition,
and was invited to the North-South game for seniors in Mobile, AL.
After graduation from law school, Bob practiced law for most of his career
in Huntington. He was also Corporate Counsel and Secretary of CILCO, Inc., a
medical device company formerly in Huntington, and served as Director of the
Marshall University Alumni Association; a member and former Director of the
Big Green Scholarship Foundation, Inc.; former member of the Marshall
Foundation, Inc.; a member of Lewis Memorial Baptist Church; member and
Director of the Marshall "M" Board; member of the Belfry (KY) High School
Athletic Hall of Fame; and the Huntington YMCA. He was passionate about
youth sports, and coached with the Cammack and Beverly Hills Youth Football
Leagues and acted as longtime advisor to the Executive Board of the
Tri-State Youth Football League (TSYFL), Inc., where he served as
Secretary-Treasurer for a number of years.
He was grateful to Marshall University for the opportunity to attend
college, and worked diligently to facilitate Marshall's membership in the
Southern Conference after the 1970 plane crash. He will be dearly missed.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 pm Monday, February 21, 2022, at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, with Rev. Stan Smith officiating. Visitation will
be from 1:30 to 2:00 pm Monday at the cemetery.
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