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<h1 style="" id="story-title">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Dies
During Ski Vacation</h1>
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AP </p>
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Sam
Hamilton, 54, suffered chest pains while skiing at Keystone resort in
Colorado.</p>
WASHINGTON -- The director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
died Saturday after suffering chest pains while skiing in Colorado. Sam
Hamilton was 54.</p>
The 30-year veteran of the agency, who assumed its top post in
September, died in the afternoon after being transported off the
Keystone Ski Area, said Joanne Richardson, Summit County coroner. She
said his death was consistent with an underlying heart problem.</p>
Hamilton helped lead restoration work in the Everglades, the largest
ecosystem restoration project in the country. He oversaw the extensive
recovery and restoration efforts required following hurricanes Katrina
and Rita, which devastated coastal wetlands, wildlife refuges and other
wildlife habitat along the Gulf of Mexico.</p>
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called Hamilton a friend, visionary
and leader who left an indelible mark. "His forward-thinking approach to
conservation ... will continue to shape our nation's stewardship for
years to come," Salazar said. "My heart goes out to Sam's family,
friends, and colleagues as we remember a remarkable leader and a
compassionate, wise, and eternally optimistic man."</p>
Prior to his appointment as director, Hamilton served as regional
director of the agency's southeast region in Atlanta. He was in charge
of an agency with 8,700 workers responsible for protecting more than 150
million acres and hundreds of threatened and endangered species. The
service operates about 550 national wildlife refuges.</p>
Hamilton, from Lawrenceville, Ga., was a 1977 graduate of Mississippi
State University. He is survived by his wife Becky, sons Sam Jr. and
Clay and a grandson, all of Atlanta.
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I saw that he was just profiled in the Alumni magazine that came in a few days ago. Terrible tragedy for a good man and his family.
<h1 style="" id="story-title">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Dies
During Ski Vacation</h1>
<p class="source">
AP </p>
<p id="story-dek" class="deck"><span class="dateline"></span></p>
Sam
Hamilton, 54, suffered chest pains while skiing at Keystone resort in
Colorado.</p>
WASHINGTON -- The director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
died Saturday after suffering chest pains while skiing in Colorado. Sam
Hamilton was 54.</p>
The 30-year veteran of the agency, who assumed its top post in
September, died in the afternoon after being transported off the
Keystone Ski Area, said Joanne Richardson, Summit County coroner. She
said his death was consistent with an underlying heart problem.</p>
Hamilton helped lead restoration work in the Everglades, the largest
ecosystem restoration project in the country. He oversaw the extensive
recovery and restoration efforts required following hurricanes Katrina
and Rita, which devastated coastal wetlands, wildlife refuges and other
wildlife habitat along the Gulf of Mexico.</p>
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called Hamilton a friend, visionary
and leader who left an indelible mark. "His forward-thinking approach to
conservation ... will continue to shape our nation's stewardship for
years to come," Salazar said. "My heart goes out to Sam's family,
friends, and colleagues as we remember a remarkable leader and a
compassionate, wise, and eternally optimistic man."</p>
Prior to his appointment as director, Hamilton served as regional
director of the agency's southeast region in Atlanta. He was in charge
of an agency with 8,700 workers responsible for protecting more than 150
million acres and hundreds of threatened and endangered species. The
service operates about 550 national wildlife refuges.</p>
Hamilton, from Lawrenceville, Ga., was a 1977 graduate of Mississippi
State University. He is survived by his wife Becky, sons Sam Jr. and
Clay and a grandson, all of Atlanta.
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I saw that he was just profiled in the Alumni magazine that came in a few days ago. Terrible tragedy for a good man and his family.
