Eugene Lloyd Hambleton

Eugene Lloyd “Pete” Hambleton, 81, of the High Vista Community, died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at his residence. A native of Baltimore, Mr. Hambleton was the son of the late Ralph and Emma Hambleton. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Robert Hambleton. Mr. Hambleton was a 1942 graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and the University of Maryland. He was Maryland’s scholastic cross-country champion and half-mile champion in 1943. He went on to serve in the US Army from 1943-1946 as a Staff Sgt. Mr. Hambleton was employed by Kentile Floors for 37 years. He served in sales as a District Manager for Detroit, Chicago and New York. He retired in 1990 as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He also served as a sales consultant for several Asian companies. While in Detroit, he was the President of the Michigan chapter of the Producer’s Council, the President of the Dearborn Heights Kiwanis Club, and a member of several other civic groups, including the Good Fellows. He loved sports, especially golf. He was the founder of the Dearborn Heights Teenage Golf Tournament which continued on for many years and was a charter member of the Sand Trappers Golf League. He was a member of the High Vista Country Club since 1992. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Mary Jean Hambleton; two daughters, Mary Darlene Berggren of Colorado Springs, CO and Patricia Jean DeMaio of Stamford, CT; two sons, Michael Allen Hambleton of Dumphries, VA and Dr. Peter Lind Hambleton of Reddick, FL; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Hood of Hampton, VA and Kathryn Yarbough of Baltimore, MD and one brother, James Hambleton of Baltimore, MD. A vigil service will be held 4:00 P.M. Saturday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Deacons Art Kingsley and Patrick Toole officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Burial will be in the Queen of Peace Cemetery in Stamford, CT.