Alice Emily (Hamilton) McCormick

Redmond, Oregon In Memory of Alice Emily (Hamilton) McCormick Alice McCormick, a resident of Redmond, Oregon since 1953, passed away peacefully in the Regency Nursing Home on November 8, 2016. Alice was born Alice Emily Hamilton in Chehalis, Washington on October 15, 1920. She was the eldest of four children, born to Edna Newby and Walter Hamilton. Her family lived on a farm near Chehalis and her primary school education was in a one-roomed schoolhouse. She later went to Chehalis to complete her education at Ellensburg Teachers College (now Eastern Washington State University) where she completed her elementary teacher qualification. In 1942, during her final year at college, Alice met Lester McCormick, a student at Seattle University, and they were soon married. Lester served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII, and they lived on army bases. Following the war, they lived in both Plymouth, Washington and Hermiston, Oregon prior to settling permanently in Redmond. Lester ran a radio business which later became a television business on 6 Street in Redmond. Alice assisted with the family business as well as working as a substitute teacher in the Redmond schools. They raised three children; Mike, Linda and Leslie. Alice was always wonderfully civic minded and served as the Secretary/Manager for the Redmond Chamber of Commerce for 20 years until 1982. Following that, she worked as a desk clerk at the New Redmond Hotel and for many years as the organizer of the Dial-A-Ride service at the Redmond Seniors Drop-In-Center. She retired from the workforce at the age of 81, and continued to live an active and independent life for many years in her home on SW 10 Street. Alice was pre-deceased by her husband Lester, her two sisters Helen Eder and Dr. Dorothy Schroeder and her brother Richard Hamilton. She is survived by her son Mike McCormick of Redmond, daughter Linda Arscott of Brisbane, Australia, and daughter Leslie Reibel of Tenino, Washington. Her grandchildren Mark McCormick, Corey McCormick, David Arscott, James Arscott, and one great granddaughter, McKenzie McCormick. Alice was a dignified, gracious, wonderful woman with extraordinary determination and unswerving commitment to her family and her community. She was a great inspiration to her children, grandchildren and to all who knew her. Shew was the last survivor of her generation in our family and she will be sorely missed. There will not be a funeral service for Alice. The family requests that all correspondence be sent on care of Mike and Paula McCormick, 604 SW 33 Street, Redmond, Oregon. Funeral Home: Redmond Memorial Chapel 717 SW 6th Street Redmond, OR US 97756

Alice Emily (Hamilton) McCormick

October 15, 1920 - November 8, 2016