Glen Bones Hamilton
Posted By tatemortuary on January 24, 2011
Glen Bones Hamilton: Loving husband, father, and grandfather, and good friend to so many, passed away January 24th after a courageous battle with cancer. He took his last breath at his home, in the embrace of his beloved wife Donna, and
surrounded by his three sons David, Steven, and John, and his two daughters, Sheila and Diane.
Glen was born in Declo, Idaho in 1931 to Reginald and Alice Hamilton. He moved to Highland Boy, Utah in 1938 and settled in Tooele a year later when his father went to work in the Elton Tunnel.
Glen attended Tooele High School where he excelled in athletics; he was a two-year All State football player, and played on two championship basketball teams. He earned a football scholarship to Brigham Young University.
Glen served in the Korean War, returning in 1954, and he married Donna Fullmer in 1956.
Bones started Tooele Excavating with a backhoe and a dump truck, and built it into Western Excavating with countless hours of hard work. His love of his work was his most enduring quality; he never retired and enjoyed driving his water truck and dump truck around the county in the last years of his life.
He adored his wife, Donna, his sons and his daughters, and grandkids. He had a passion for aviation, horses, and time in his garden and watching the Utah Jazz.
Bones died January 24th at 5:00 p.m. “Quitting time.”
Friends and family are invited to attend a viewing Wednesday, January 26th from 6-8 p.m. at Tate Mortuary, 110 South Main Street Tooele, Utah 84074
His funeral will be held Thursday, January 27th at 1 p.m. at the 7th ward, 1025 West Utah Avenue, A viewing will be held 1 ½ hr. prior to services.
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Donna, David, Steve, John and families, so sad and sorry to hear of the passing of Bones. I wish I had known and I would have been there. He meant so much to me and want you to know how much he was loved.
Love to all,
Reg and Linda Saxton
Fort Worth, Texas
817-236-3126