ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: HAMMOND, RAYMOND CONNOR, JR

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Published on Sunday, February 12, 2012 

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Raymond Connor Hammond Jr., passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s on 
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, with his daughter by his side.

He was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on April 3, 1924, the only child of Raymond 
Connor Hammond Sr. and Jewell Whittinghill Hammond. He was a long time resident 
of Slidell.

Connor was, first and foremost, a devoted husband, father and “Gaps” to his 
grandchildren, Betsy and Brandon, and always wore a grin and twinkle in his eye 
that let everyone know that he was ready for fun. He was an avid golfer, a 
master draftsman, engineer and woodworker and could always be counted on to 
organize and serve as the guide for countless road trips with friends.

Connor served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and spent many 
years with Shell Oil Co. in both onshore and offshore production, and later as 
a safety and OSHA representative, speaking throughout the country at seminars 
and safety banquets. During his many years in Slidell, he was a charter member 
of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and was a former president of the Slidell 
Lions Club. He was named a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Lions Club International 
and spent many years working for the Lions LSU Eye Center.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandson Brandon, and three 
short months ago, by his beloved wife of 65 years, Frances Alpha Hammond.

He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Whittinghill Hammond and his 
granddaughter, Elizabeth Hammond Gray, both of New Orleans, and his devoted and 
much loved caregiver, Patsy Dossman. Although he was an only child, he was much 
a part of and loved by his late wife’s large family, and is also survived by 
four sisters-in-law, Janet Alpha Blanco of Ricohoc, Marlene Alpha Daigle of 
Morgan City, Maxine Alpha Walker and her husband, Don, of Plano, Texas, and 
Joan Breaux Alpha of Woodworth, and numerous nieces and nephews.

His family would like to thank the staff of St. Anna’s Residence of New 
Orleans, who provided him, and them, with a safe, loving haven during the final 
months of his life.

Services and interment will be in Morgan City Cemetery and will be private. A 
memorial reception celebrating his life will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 
26, 2012, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 360 Robert Blvd., Slidell. 
Connor’s family requests that he be remembered with donations to his church.
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