Dr. George Hammer, 79, of Beaumont died Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee and resident of Beaumont since 1962, Dr. Hammer spent his young adulthood in Salt Lake City, Utah where he met and married his wife, Doreen. He earned his doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Utah in 1952. During his thirty-seven years of employment with DuPont he performed elastomers research and development in Wilmington, DE; Orange, Texas; Victoria, Texas; and finally Beaumont. He retired from the company after thirty-seven years of service.
He was a faithful and active member of Calder Baptist Church for over forty-five years and served his Lord and his church faithfully. He was known by all to be a strong voice of sound reasoning and yet a humble servant and worker. He would tackle any job and he was known around the church as a “Mr. Fix-It”. He also spent many days serving the needs of church members by doing home repairs, volunteer driving, and in recent years traveling to Russia and Guatemala with Buckner’s Benevolences for orphanage missions. He was a devoted builder for Habitat for Humanity. He was a tireless worker, faithful husband and father, and a dedicated servant.
His daughter, Virginia Jimenez preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Doreen Hammer; son, Stephen Hammer and his wife, Dora; daughter, Judy Ferguson and her husband Mike; son-in-law Dr. Robert Jimenez; grandchildren, Robyn Jimenez, SPC4-Matthew Jimenez, Meredith Douglas, Brian Mikulencak, Tiffany Hammer, Zach Ferguson and Gabe Ferguson; great grandchild, Jared Douglas; brother, Dr. Charles Hammer and his wife Beverly of Pueblo, CO; sister, Joy Bemis and her husband, Dr. Bruce Bemis of Salt Lake City, UT; and many loving nieces, nephews and other loving family members.
A funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Calder Baptist Church. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2008 at the Broussard’s Mortuary, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77713.
Pall bearers will be: Brian Mikulencak, Mathew Jimenez, Zach Ferguson, Gabe Ferguson, James Fuller, and William Holmes
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Calder Baptist Church, 1005 N. 11th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77702 for the Habitat Apostle’s Build.
