Arthur Michael Hammell

Arthur Michael Hammell, age 72, of Centennial, Colorado died peacefully in his sleep on April 2, 2015. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on January 21, 1943, he lived the majority of his life in New Jersey until moving with his family to Colorado in 1984. Arthur served in the United States Navy aboard the navel destroyer USS Charles H. Roan, including deployment in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Arthur is survived by Linda Rosalie Hammell, his wife of 46 years; his children Michael, Mandy and Eric and his two grandchildren, Emma and Brooks. He is also survived by siblings Thomas Hammell of East Lyme, Connecticut, Kathy Billman of Turnersville, New Jersey and BJ Hammell of Milltown, New Jersey.

Arthur loved the great outdoors, hiking, camping, boating, photography, computers and automobiles. He was at his best solving technical problems and engineering solutions for family, friends and neighbors. He always gave of himself unselfishly and was involved in the Highland Park and Bricktown, New Jersey Volunteer Fire Departments, Boy Scouts of America, Knights of Columbus, St. Thomas Moore Men’s Group and a Volunteer Naturalist at Castlewood Canyon State Park.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8th at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary (6601 S. Colorado Blvd, Centennial, CO) and at the Hammell residence later that evening. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on April 9th at St. Thomas Moore Catholic Parish (8035 S. Quebec St., Centennial, CO), with reception to immediately follow at the church. A gravesite ceremony will follow the reception at Ft. Logan National Cemetery (4400 W. Kenyon Avenue, Denver, CO).

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, 1317 Kings Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (curemeso.org).