Daniel G. Hamilton, 59, a longtime resident of Dover Plains, NY and formerly of Brewster, NY, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2024 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Dan was a maintenance supervisor at Candlewood Knolls Tax District in New Fairfield, CT for 31 years.
Born on May 19, 1965 in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late John J. and Bridget (Heneghan) Hamilton. A Class of 1983 graduate of Brewster High School, Dan proudly served at the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota from 1984 to 1987. On June 18, 1988 in Rapid City, SD, he married Elizabeth “Beth” Leonard who survives at home.
Dan coached soccer and tee-ball in Dover. He was a member of the American Legion Post # 178 in Millerton, NY. He was also a parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Dover Plains and St. John the Evangelist Church in Pawling and a former CCD teacher at Our Lady of Solace Church in Wingdale.
In addition to his loving wife, Dan is survived by two sons, Brendan Hamilton and his wife, Mary and a grandson, Jack Hamilton, of Trumbull, CT and Patrick Hamilton of Dover Plains. He is also survived by two brothers, Sean Hamilton and his wife, Brenda, of Brewster, NY and Patrick Hamilton and his wife, Nancy, of Burlington, CT; two sisters, Maureen Hamilton of Hartwood, VA and Patricia Corey and her husband, Brian, of Poughkeepsie, NY and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at the Hufcut Funeral Home, 3159 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024 at St. John the Evangelist Church, 39 E Main St, Pawling, NY. Burial will be private.