Hammer, Dr. Frank J.

1918 - 2010  (92 years)    Has 4 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Hammer, Frank J.
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	19 Jan 1918	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Frank Hammer 13 [33] Marie Hammer 36 Frank Hammer 1 11/12
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Frank Hammer 43 Marie Hammer 36 Frank J Hammer 12 Astyre Hammer 7 Alice Hammer 2
  Education - High School	1935	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1935
  Military Service	Aft 1936
  He was a retired Lt Colonel in the US Army with 28 years of duty. Frank served in World War II and the Korean War, stationed on Guam, in Osaka, Japan, and as Chief Psychologist at Madigan Army Hospital at Fort Lewis.
  Political Office	Between 1960 and 1964	Mountlake Terrace, Washington
  Mayor of Mountlake Terrace, Washington
  Died	22 Mar 2010	Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA
  Obituary	25 Mar 2010
  Herald
  Dr. Frank Jorgen Hammer Born Jan 19, 1918 in Appleton, Wisconsin and died March 22, 2010 in Everett, Washington. Frank was a life long learner, always knowledgeable in any topic. He was active seeing patients, driving, and taking courses up to a few months before his death at 92 years young. Frank graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton with a BS in Chemistry and received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Chicago. He was always active in music, sports, and life. He was an Eagle Scout and leader in DeMolay. Frank was an outstanding college athlete in football, basketball and track. As a halfback his leather helmet, vision goggles and running prowess earned him the nickname "Man from Mars" and his speed created the famous "Hammer Scamper" play. He was President of his Beta Theta Pi fraternity chapter that was named most outstanding in the US and he sang in multiple college choirs. He was a retired Lt Colonel in the US Army with 28 years of duty. Frank served in World War II and the Korean War, stationed on Guam, in Osaka, Japan, and as Chief Psychologist at Madigan Army Hospital at Fort Lewis. His professional work included private practice therapy, counseling, and testing, Chief Psychologist for Community Psychiatric UGN Clinic, organizer of many Employee Assistance Programs for major companies, Seattle Police Dept Psychologist, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling, and instructing at Ed CC and UPS. He was a proud member of the Arlington, WA and Mountlake Terrace, WA communities for the past 55 yrs. Frank served as a Mayor and councilman in Mountlake Terrace for 10 yrs. He was a PTA President, Director of Church choirs and the Lawrence Alumni Assoc. He was always a patient and kind Dad, very active in our lives, and always expected college degrees and high achievement. He leaves his children, Laurel, Dan (Terry), Frank (Mary), Marina, and Melanie; his oldest son Mark, preceded him; Grandchildren include, John (Grace), David, Anna, Bret, Janelle, and Leah; and three great-grandchildren, Hailey, Emma, and Justus. Frank seemed to know everyone, had so many stories to share, cared about others, and was the ultimate Green Bay Packer fan. Please join us in sharing his life at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, March 29, at Sonrise Chapel, 11625 Airport Rd, #D, Everett, WA 425-355-9129. A celebration of his life will continue at the church after the service.
  News Mention	18 Apr 2010
  Herald Net
  Published: Sunday, April 18, 2010 Former Mountlake Terrace mayor, psychologist remembered By Kristi O'Harran Herald Writer Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson was friends with Dr. Frank Hammer. In 1962, when Dr. Hammer was the mayor of Mountlake Terrace, Jackson dropped by for the dedication of a new civic center in town. "Scoop came over to our house," said Frank Hammer's son, Dan Hammer. "They smoked pipes together." Frank Hammer was the mayor of Mountlake Terrace from 1960 to 1964, when the town still had dirt roads. He also served on the city council for a decade. Being a mayor near Seattle was a big deal, Dan Hammer said. They got to sit on the barge at hydroplane races. Dr. Hammer was elected mayor because he was even-handed, said Phyllis Fiege, who lived in Mountlake Terrace during his term. Her husband, Gene Fiege, served on the city council. During Hammer's term as mayor, his first wife, Margaret, a community activist, was killed in an automobile accident. Hammer became a single father with four children, Fiege said. He later remarried and raised two more children. Dr. Frank Jorgen Hammer, 92, of Arlington, died March 22 of heart failure. He was born in 1918 in Appleton, Wis. He graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton with a degree in chemistry and received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Chicago. Hammer was an outstanding college athlete in football, basketball and track. As a halfback, his leather helmet, prescription goggles and running prowess earned him the nickname "Man from Mars." Using his speed, he created a famous "Hammer Scamper" trick play. "He scored a bunch of times on it, said his nephew, Dean Smith. "He could run a 100 yard dash in 10 flat." Hammer was a diehard Green Bay Packers fan and was known to wear a cheese-wedge hat in honor of the Wisconsin team. But he also was a Seattle Seahawk charter season ticket holder. A music lover, Hammer was an Eagle Scout and a leader in DeMolay. He was president of his Beta Theta Pi fraternity and sang in college choirs. In college, he listened to Les Brown and His Band of Renown on the radio. The retired lieutenant colonel served in the U.S. Army for 28 years including stints during World War II and the Korean War. He was stationed on Guam, in Osaka, Japan, and was chief psychologist at Madigan Army Hospital at Fort Lewis. "We'd go to Fort Lewis when we were kids," his son said. "We'd go to the Officer's Club and drink Shirley Temples. We got to swim at the officer's beach. He dealt with guys who were shell-shocked during the Korean War." His father still maintained an office in Arlington and did private practice therapy, counseling and testing. He organized employee assistance programs for major companies, was a psychologist for the Seattle Police Department and taught at Edmonds Community College and the University of Puget Sound. Dr. Hammer is survived by his children, Laurel Hammer; Dan and his wife, Terry; Frank and his wife Mary; Marina and Melanie Hammer; grandchildren include John and his wife, Grace; David, Anna, Bret, Janelle and Leah; and three great-grandchildren, Hailey, Emma and Justus. He was preceded in death by his oldest son, Mark. All of the Frank children earned college degrees. "He asked us what college we were going to," Dan Hammer said. "It wasn't a matter of whether or not we were going to go." Laurel Hammer said her father was a consultant at Valley General Hospital in Monroe. "He would run into AA people he knew," she said. "He would simply say their paths had crossed." He was a proud, patient and kind father, who cooked pancakes on Saturday mornings and glazed ham with pineapple and brown sugar. He loved dogs. Hammer gave the Blue Bird Cafe in Arlington a clock with birds that sing every hour on the hour. "He came in for a variety of meals," said owner Shirley Parris. "All the help knew him and liked him so much." A patriot, Dr. Hammer took little flags to Arlington Free Methodist Church for youngsters to wear during the week of Flag Day. Dr. Hammer eagerly shared his love of knowledge. "He'd make 100 copies of everything," Laurel Hammer said. "He gave us all copies of an article he read about hyperbaric chambers. "He knew about everything," she said. "He got all the questions right on 'Jeopardy' except about new rock groups." Kristi O'Harran: 425-339-3451; oharran@heraldnet.com
  Reference Number	2547
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington
  Person ID	I318585	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Hammer, Frank J.,   b. 1 Sep 1886, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 1982, , , Iowa, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Rasmussen, Marie,   b. 9 Mar 1894, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1988, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F206136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bunker, Margaret,   b. 23 Oct 1920,   d. 30 Jul 1960, Mountlake Terrace, Washington  (Age 39 years)
  Married	Aft 1936
  Children	1. Hammer, Mark,   b. Aft 1936,   d. Bef 2010  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F206455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 19 Jan 1918 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1935 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Political Office - Mayor of Mountlake Terrace, Washington - Between 1960 and 1964 - Mountlake Terrace, Washington Died - 22 Mar 2010 - Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA Buried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1299] Appleton High School Class of 1935 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1935 Clarion Yearbook). 318585 - Appleton High School Class of 1935