Colin W. Hamilton ’66

Colin died Nov. 7, 2024, in Atlanta, ending a decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

He came to Princeton from Canterbury School in New Milford, Conn., where he was on the varsity football and basketball squads. At Princeton, he majored in biology, belonged to Colonial Club, served as a Keyceptor, and participated in interclub athletics.

Colin began his medical studies at Georgetown and completed his surgical internship and orthopedic residency at Indiana University Medical Center. Along with wife Bonnie and sons Scott and Trevor, he then moved to the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area, where he served as chief of orthopedics at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, with the rank of lieutenant commander. In 1976, he entered private practice in Virginia Beach.

In his 30-year career he was a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons, instructor at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, and president of the Virginia Beach Medical Society.

His many interests included tennis, snow and water skiing, boating, gardening, and church choir. When Colin retired, he and Bonnie relocated to Atlanta.

The class extends its heartfelt sympathy to Bonnie, Scott, Trevor, and their families.