The passing of Drum Major Ollie Hamilton, CD, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Pipe Band

Drum Major Ollie HamiltonOrville “Ollie” Hamilton, CD, longtime member and drum major of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Pipe Band, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2015, age 89.

A celebration of life will be held at First Memorial Funeral Services, BurkeView Chapel, 1340 Dominion Ave, Port Coquitlam, on Saturday, November 28 at 11:00 am.

Further details are in Ollie’s obituary here.

The Hamilton family and band colleagues of Ollie have established the Ollie Hamilton Memorial Bursary for developing drum majors. Further details are located on the BCPA Bursaries page.

Donations in support of the bursary are welcomed by the family and colleagues.