Scott Hammond

HAMMOND, Scott
Age 48
Of Kalamazoo Scott Hammond of Kalamazoo passed away May 26, 2008 following a nearly 20-year battle with brain cancer. He was a true inspiration and a man of immense courage and determination. The family would like to thank the staff at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence for the compassionate care he received during his stay there. Scott was born July 6, 1959 in Kalamazoo. He graduated from Portage Central High School and Central Michigan University. He retired from Portage Public Schools in September 2007. Scott enjoyed the outdoors, water sports, snowmobiling, and time spent with family and friends. Members of his family include his wife, Tracy; his daughter, Alyssa; his parents, Charles and Lucile Hammond; and his sisters, Cathy Duane Antcliff and Patricia Stephen Woollam. Family will greet and visit with friends on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM and Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 South 9th Street, Kalamazoo, MI. The memorial service will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Westside Chapel. Please dress casually as Scott would prefer. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Portage Education Foundation, Scott Hammond Memorial, P.O. Box 2043, Portage, MI 49081 with checks made payable to KCF/PEF Non-Endowed Fund, Scott Hammond Memorial -or- Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, Scott Hammond Memorial, 222 N. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 100, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3882.