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Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport

Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport

|spouse=Gloria Hernandez Hamilton<br>

|spouse=Gloria Hernandez Hamilton<br>

(married c. 1959-2023, his death)

(married c. 1959-2023, his death)<br>

'''Children''':<br>

'''Children''':<br>

Herbert Edward Hamilton, M.D.<br>

Herbert Edward Hamilton, M.D.<br>

|battles/wars=[[Guadalcanal]], [[Okinawa]] in [[World War II]]

|battles/wars=[[Guadalcanal]], [[Okinawa]] in [[World War II]]

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'''Gayle Key Hamilton''' (December 28, 1925 &ndash; April 8, 2023) was a District 1 state court [[judge]] in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. He sat on the bench for three six-year terms from 1976 until his retirement in 1994.  

'''Gayle Key Hamilton''' (December 28, 1925 &ndash; April 8, 2023) was a District 1 state court [[judge]] in his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. He sat on the bench for three six-year terms from 1976 until his retirement in 1994.  

 

Hamilton was a son of Beth Gayle Hamilton and Edward Clinton Hamilton, Sr., a [[United States Army]] combat veteran of [[World War l]]. In 1942, he graduated from the [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in Shreveport and then enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corp]], with service from 1943 to 1946. After finishing boot camp, radio school, and training at Camp Pendleton, he was sent to [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Guadalcanal]], and on April 1, 1945, he participated in the invasion of [[Okinawa]]. In November 1945, he was sent to [[Beijing]], [[China]], as a  Marine guard until he returned home in February 1946. He then entered [[Southern Methodist University]] near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[Psychology]]. After SMU, he was a treaty affairs analyst for the U.S. Department of State from 1949 to 1952. After the death of  

Hamilton was a son of Beth Gayle Hamilton and Edward Clinton Hamilton, Sr., a [[United States Army]] combat veteran of [[World War l]]. In 1942, he graduated from the [[Clifton Ellis Byrd]] High School in Shreveport and then enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corp]], with service from 1943 to 1946. After finishing boot camp, radio school, and training at Camp Pendleton, he was sent to [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Guadalcanal]], and on April 1, 1945, he participated in the invasion of [[Okinawa]]. In November 1945, he was sent to [[Beijing]], [[China]], as a  Marine guard until he returned home in February 1946. He then entered [[Southern Methodist University]] near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[Psychology]]. After SMU, he was a treaty affairs analyst for the U.S. Department of State from 1949 to 1952. After the death of  

his father, he returned to Shreveport. He became  a [[petroleum]] scout and landman with the Pan American Production Company<ref name=obit>Judge Gayle Hamilton Obituary - Shreveport Times, accessed April 19, 2023.</ref> while he studied at night under prominent attorney Horace Morrison Holder (1913-1989).<ref>Horace Morrison Holder (1913-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed April 18, 2023.</ref> He was admitted to the state bar in 1956 and practiced law for two decades prior to becoming a judge.<ref name=obit/>

his father, he returned to Shreveport. He became  a [[petroleum]] scout and landman with the Pan American Production Company<ref name=obit>Judge Gayle Hamilton Obituary - Shreveport Times, accessed April 19, 2023.</ref> while he studied at night under prominent attorney Horace Morrison Holder (1913-1989).<ref>Horace Morrison Holder (1913-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial, accessed April 18, 2023.</ref> He was admitted to the state bar in 1956 and practiced law for two decades prior to becoming a judge.<ref name=obit/>