Terry Allen Hamilton

July 20th 1969-Sept 17th 2015

Terry was the fourth child, third son, born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton. He had dark brown hair and two of the prettiest eyes a baby boy could ever have, and he was a spitting image of our father. In his early youth Terry lived in North Everett. Terry enjoyed many sports, one being little league baseball as well as enjoying basketball and boxing. During his high school years Terry lived with our Uncle Jack and Aunt Betty moon—where he attended Kalama High for half of his sophomore year. Terry then decided to go live with our cousins’ Jerry and Laura record for the rest of his high school years. After high school Terry held various jobs, one being flipping burgers at McDonalds—he loved working.

Unfortunately that would all come to an end as Terry was on a vacation in Minnesota visiting family. He decided to extend his trip and celebrate his birthday and that decision proved to change his life tragically; Terry avoided death in a horrible traffic accident and became a paraplegic as his spinal cord was severed at the early age of 20. Terry persevered through many triumphs. He was in coma for 54 days laying in a trundle bed with a broken back and more lacerations one should never have to endure. Dr’s weren’t even sure he would make it through the night, well he surprised them. After 54 days Terry woke up and the recovery began. Long hard weeks of physical therapy with family support he became strong enough to travel back to Washington where he continued rehab just to be able to sit up at the end of the bed and be stable enough to transfer into a wheelchair.

Terry was a superhero to all his nieces and nephews. They all loved him and the first chance they got…kids were wheeling around in his chair with their uncle getting rides. Terry also had a love for animals, his dogs. In fact he loved them so much, he named each of them all William, bill for short. His dogs would travel everywhere he went. They were like his children he never had. Terry enjoyed many things in his life. He loved traveling-he enjoyed the beaches, he was a sun bunny. Terry was a food lover. He would be thankful for any meal that you prepared for him, even for a quick microwave meal. Every single thing you did for terry, he would always give you a thanks accompanied by a smile.

Our beloved brother was wheeling to see family and lost his life in doing so. Family was very important to him. He loved all of his family and friends. And the only way he could go to see him, was in his wheelchair. That was his way of life for numerous years, but he never gave up or felt trapped. In fact he weathered snow, rain, Santa Ana wind storms to get where he wanted to go. He climbed hills in his chair that most wouldn’t dream of walking up. He lived for his “wheelchair hikes” as he would call them. Terry also loved the ladies and such a gentle soul he was. He loved dancing with them on his lap, twirling them around as he would have if he was standing, but in his wheelchair. Terry was a pretty boy for sure, he was always in the mirror checking himself out, and he knew it; but terry was very humble about it, shy.

He never once let his chair hold him down. He loved all who knew him and would give the shirt off his back if you were in need. Terry was a lover, there is no better word to describe him, he had so much love to give, and he will be missed dearly.

Terry leaves behind his brothers, Curtis Hamilton of Lake Stevens, Robert Hamilton of Startup. Sisters, Wendy Mejia (Carlos) of Everett, and Candi Hamilton of Monroe.

He also left behind numerous nieces and nephews. Terry was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lee Hamilton and his mother Bonita Jean Moon. We lay our mother to rest with Terry, this is what we believe they both would want.

Services will be December 27th, 2015 at 1pm at Evergreen Cemetery Everett Wa with graveside services to follow. A celebration of life at the south Lake Stevens grange at 2109 103rd ave se Lake Stevens Wa 98258. Please come and bring your favorite dish as well as your favorite remembrance of Tee.