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Tim Hamer, of Charlotte, NC died February 19th . He was the son of Thomas and Mildred Hamer who preceded him in death. He attended Myers Park High School, the West Charlotte Open School and Central Piedmont Community College. For many years, Tim worked as a chef at the White Horse restaurant and at the Hotel Charlotte. In his youth, Tim traveled the world; not once but several times. He spent months roaming through Nepal, Tibet, India, Thailand, and many other places.
Tim was a rock & rolling deadhead and west coast psychedelic music freak who was a true beat poet lover, a merry prankster protester, a yippie, a card carrying member of the pacifist guitar army, an MC5 kick-out-the-jams white panther and an ardent historian of 60’s culture. Tim was universally liked and will be sorely missed. Condolences go out to his special friends, Denise Roushey and David Meltsner, who cared for him in his declining years.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 2:00 pm in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte, 234 N. Sharon Amity Rd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Metrolina Association for the Blind, 704 Louise Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204.
Online Condolences may be made at www.carolinacremation.com. Carolina Cremation of Salisbury, North Carolina is assisting the Hamer Family.
Bowman Kelly says
Tim Hamer was a loyal friend to me for almost 40 years. I would have gone mad years ago if I hadn’t had Tim to talk to. I will miss him.
Larry Tobias says
I learned so much from Tim that I can’t even begin to lay out here the influence he has had on me. Suffice to say that I would never have known half the poetry, a quarter of the music, and at one point in my life, may have given up on the belief in human kindness had it not been for Tim. We shared a trip to Amsterdam and a Bukowski festival in ’92 that I still remember like it was yesterday. Travel on, dear friend.
Charles Reynolds says
I wrote many words & cried many tears for Tim after his death. We went to school & traveled around the world together & had many friends in common, but more importantly, we shared many important life experiences & interests. It was less than a week after he died that a number of things happened to me he would have loved to have heard about. “Tim, I just hung out with William Burroughs personal secretary for 2 days!” He would have been ecstatic. My life was enriched by this man. Right on, wherever yer travellin’. -CRR
Rob Posey says
Tim & I became friends when he was 10 and I was about 12. We lived in the same neighborhood and I always thought of myself as his big brother. We like the same kind of music and went to a lot of music shows together. Jimmy Hendrix was the first show we saw together. The second show we saw together was Steppenwolf; his mom gave us a ride to the show…it was Tim, me & a girl that was my first date.
Growing up, Tim always had a job (starting with his paper route when he was 12) and worked hard. He was a very good person and good friend, and always kind to other people. I loved him like Family and will miss him greatly.