TITLE:   Hamilton "Hammy" Bissell, Obituary, Nov 17, 2000 

SUBMITTERS:  Exeter Newsletter, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             Exeter, NH (issue Nov 28, 2000 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, Jan 2001

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Hamilton Bissell 

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. - Hamilton "Hammy" Bissell, 89, of Crane's Mill, died 
Nov. 17, 2000, at his home. 

He was born March 15, 1911, in India, the son of Harry G. and Theodosia K. 
Bissell. He was raised in West Newton, Mass., before coming to Phillips 
Exeter Academy in 1926. 

Upon his graduation in 1929, he entered Harvard University from which he 
graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1933. While at Harvard he was the coxswain of the
Cassidy crews, and was a member of the Owl Club. 

Mr. Bissell joined the faculty of Phillips Exeter Academy as an English 
instructor in 1933. He was a coach of the school crews, serving as varsity 
coach from 1936 until 1948. 

He was appointed director of scholarship students in 1946 and was charged 
with developing a scholarship program for students in need of financial 
assistance. From the 1940s through the 1970s he crisscrossed the United 
States, identifying prospective scholarship students. 

In 1961 Mr. Bissell shifted his focus as alumni secretary. He invigorated 
alumni participation in all aspects of Exeter life. From 1961 until his 
retirement in 1976 and for 24 years thereafter was a dedicated emeritus. 

In retirement he remained active in the Exeter community, coaching squash at 
all levels, attending sporting events regularly and undertaking special 
assignments for the school's alumni office. 

The widower of Sarah G. (Winslow) Bissell, who died in 1987, he is survived 
by one son, John W. "Jack" Bissell of Wayne, N.J.; one daughter, Nancy 
Bissell Goldcamp of Vienna, Va.; and two grandchildren. 


Memorial services will be held Friday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in Exeter 
Congregational Church, Exeter. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the F.E. Winslow 
Memorial Teaching Fund, Phillips Exeter Academy or to the Endowment Fund of 
Exeter Congregational Church. 


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