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|birth_place=[[Indiana]]<br>
 
Resident of Greenville,<br>[[South Carolina]]
 
Resident of Greenville,<br>[[South Carolina]]
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|spouse=Shelly Garlock Hamilton<br>
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|death_date=April 23, 2023 (aged 72)
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|death_place=Greenville, South Carolina
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|death_cause=[[Dementia]]
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|spouse=Shelly Garlock H]]milton<br>
 
Children:<br>
 
Children:<br>
 
Jonathan Campbell Hamilton (deceased)<br>
 
Jonathan Campbell Hamilton (deceased)<br>
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|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name=mylife/>
 
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'''Ronald Allen Hamilton''', known as '''Ron Hamilton''' (born November 9, 1950),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/ronald-hamilton/e346299406956|title=Ronald Hamilton, Greenville, South Carolina|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Christian]] hymn writer, composer, singer, and voice actor. He owns Majesty Music, which created the ''Patch the Pirate'' adventure series designed to win children to [[Jesus Christ]]. Unexpectedly, Hamilton became known as "Patch the Pirate" because of the black eye patch which he first wore in 1978 after [[cancer]] claimed his left eye.
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'''Ronald Allen Hamilton''', known as '''Ron Hamilton''' (November 9, 1950 &ndash; April 19, 2023),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/ronald-hamilton/e346299406956|title=Ronald Hamilton, Greenville, South Carolina|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref> is a [[Christian]] hymn writer, composer, singer, and voice actor. He owns Majesty Music, which created the ''Patch the Pirate'' adventure series designed to win children to [[Jesus Christ]]. Unexpectedly, Hamilton became known as "Patch the Pirate" because of the black eye patch which he first wore in 1978 after [[cancer]] claimed his left eye.
    
A native of [[Indiana]], Hamilton learned as a child to play the [[guitar]], the [[piano]], and the [[trombone]]. He graduated from the [[fundamentalist]] [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville in western [[South Carolina]]. His ''Patch the Pirate Adventures'' are broadcast on [[radio]] and are the third largest religious program geared toward children. For twenty-one years, he was music minister at Calvary Baptist Church, an [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina. Hamilton compositions, which exceed one hundred, include "Rejoice in the Lord", "It Is Finished", "Here Am I, Lord", "How Can I Fear", "Lord, I Need You", and "I Saw Jesus in You". He has also produced cantatas for [[Christmas]] and [[Easter]].  
 
A native of [[Indiana]], Hamilton learned as a child to play the [[guitar]], the [[piano]], and the [[trombone]]. He graduated from the [[fundamentalist]] [[Bob Jones University]] in Greenville in western [[South Carolina]]. His ''Patch the Pirate Adventures'' are broadcast on [[radio]] and are the third largest religious program geared toward children. For twenty-one years, he was music minister at Calvary Baptist Church, an [[Independent Baptist]] congregation in Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina. Hamilton compositions, which exceed one hundred, include "Rejoice in the Lord", "It Is Finished", "Here Am I, Lord", "How Can I Fear", "Lord, I Need You", and "I Saw Jesus in You". He has also produced cantatas for [[Christmas]] and [[Easter]].  
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