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Marian Templin Hamilton died Thursday November 4th at the age of 92 in San Antonio, Texas. Born on January 19, 1929 in Galveston, Texas, she was the second daughter of Dr. Samuel Sharpe Templin and Kathleen Pendergraft Templin. A lover of music and dance at the age of 3, she participated in the Galveston Mardi Gras Coronations until it was discontinued in 1941 due to World War II.
Her father died suddenly in 1941, and in 1943 she and her mother moved to Austin, Texas, where she graduated from Austin High School in 1945. A lifelong humanities lover, she studied piano, dance, and visual arts at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
She married Robert Lee Hamilton Jr. on September 7, 1948 and moved to Waco, Texas, where he completed his senior year at Baylor University. That year she taught a six-week course on stage movement in the university’s drama department. During her lifetime, she also held positions at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas; the Texas State Highway Department in Austin, Texas; Tenneco, Inc. of Houston, Texas; and Catto & Catto Insurance Agency of San Antonio, Texas, where their careers spanned 31 years.
Her love for art extended to her numerous civic activities. She was a founding member of the Hot 100 Club, an organization dedicated to preserving classic American jazz and supporting the Riverwalk Live radio series. She served as Company Coordinator for the San Antonio Business Committee for the Arts for nine years; two terms as president of the Artists Alliance of San Antonio, a not-for-profit artist organization; two terms on the board of directors of the Bexar Opera Workshop; and worked regularly as a volunteer for United Way. Her love for her family and the arts was second only to her beliefs. She has sung in church choirs and served on many church committees at Chapelwood United Methodist Church and Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, and was an associate lay leader and served on the board of trustees and finance committee of Windcrest United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas.
Marian is survived by her two sons and their wives; Lee and Rebekah Hamilton of McAllen, Texas; and Jeffrey and Kate Hamilton of Glendora, California; three grandchildren, Courtney, Blake and Grant Hamilton and numerous cousins.
The tour is on Sunday, November 28th from 12pm to 5pm and Monday, November 29th from 4pm to 8pm at the Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin Highway.
A brief service will be held in Fort Sam Houston on Tuesday, November 30th at 10:00 AM. This will be followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Windcrest United Methodist Church
Finally, the family would like to express their sincere thanks to the Poet’s Walk Memory Care Community and Generous Hospice for their kindness and care for Marian.
It is the family’s wish that memorials be sent to Windcrest United Methodist Church, 8101 Midcrown Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78239, or a charity of their choice.
Published by Express-News on November 21, 2021.
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