Vandrel
09-17-12, 01:28 PM
Received this message from TWS just now
Dear Sgt Steve McCarty, **************** is very sorry to relay the sad news that your Brother, Hamler, Tim, GySgt USMC(Ret) has passed away. The following is the information that we received: A 42-year-old Macomb Township man died late Thursday night or early Friday morning in an awful mishap: his vehicle crushed him while he was working on it. Timothy Hamler was found dead pinned under his vehicle in his attached garage about 4:30 a.m. Friday by a neighbor who became suspicious when he saw Hamler’s garage door open and light on, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said. The neighbor had noticed Hamler working on the vehicle about 9 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the home on Brookside North Drive, near 21 Mile and Card roads, the sheriff said. “Somehow the jack flipped and the car fell on him,” Wickersham said. “No foul play is suspected.” Officers believe he may have been working on the alternator in the front area of the vehicle, he said. No one else was home at the time as he has been living alone. The incident shook up his estranged wife, Tammi Hamler, with whom he was going through an amicable divorce after a long marriage, said her attorney, Clinton Township-based Richard Marcil. “She’s distraught and in shock, even though they’ve been apart for a while,” he said. Hamler, who had two children, has worked at General Dynamics the past four years, according to a General Dynamics spokesperson. Marcil said Hamler had served in the military and for a time lived with his wife in Kentucky and Virginia.
Tim was one of the finest SNCO's that I've ever had the pleasure of working with and knowing over the years. He was a great mentor and one of the best Tankers I've ever known. His knowledge and expertise was a example for others to follow.
I first met Tim when I arrived in Okinawa in 2004. We worked together for years in the S-3 shop at our unit. Those times were a big step for me as I was adjusting from being a line NCO to filling the shoes of SNCO's at the battalion head-shed. Most of my early management skills were a direct result of the mentorship I received from Tim during those years.
It's unfortunate that Tim had to go out this way, he had so much to offer and I wish I could have kept in touch with him more after life in the Marine Corps. In the end Tim died doing what he loved most, working with cars. He was a huge Viper fan and always dreamed of having one.
Semper Fi Gunny, see you in the next life.
Dear Sgt Steve McCarty, **************** is very sorry to relay the sad news that your Brother, Hamler, Tim, GySgt USMC(Ret) has passed away. The following is the information that we received: A 42-year-old Macomb Township man died late Thursday night or early Friday morning in an awful mishap: his vehicle crushed him while he was working on it. Timothy Hamler was found dead pinned under his vehicle in his attached garage about 4:30 a.m. Friday by a neighbor who became suspicious when he saw Hamler’s garage door open and light on, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said. The neighbor had noticed Hamler working on the vehicle about 9 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the home on Brookside North Drive, near 21 Mile and Card roads, the sheriff said. “Somehow the jack flipped and the car fell on him,” Wickersham said. “No foul play is suspected.” Officers believe he may have been working on the alternator in the front area of the vehicle, he said. No one else was home at the time as he has been living alone. The incident shook up his estranged wife, Tammi Hamler, with whom he was going through an amicable divorce after a long marriage, said her attorney, Clinton Township-based Richard Marcil. “She’s distraught and in shock, even though they’ve been apart for a while,” he said. Hamler, who had two children, has worked at General Dynamics the past four years, according to a General Dynamics spokesperson. Marcil said Hamler had served in the military and for a time lived with his wife in Kentucky and Virginia.
Tim was one of the finest SNCO's that I've ever had the pleasure of working with and knowing over the years. He was a great mentor and one of the best Tankers I've ever known. His knowledge and expertise was a example for others to follow.
I first met Tim when I arrived in Okinawa in 2004. We worked together for years in the S-3 shop at our unit. Those times were a big step for me as I was adjusting from being a line NCO to filling the shoes of SNCO's at the battalion head-shed. Most of my early management skills were a direct result of the mentorship I received from Tim during those years.
It's unfortunate that Tim had to go out this way, he had so much to offer and I wish I could have kept in touch with him more after life in the Marine Corps. In the end Tim died doing what he loved most, working with cars. He was a huge Viper fan and always dreamed of having one.
Semper Fi Gunny, see you in the next life.