The Adrianne K Hamilton Park

I have known Adrianne Hamilton almost since I have been in Lubbock, Texas, arriving in 1977. She is a masters prepared social worker, and has spent many, many years doing genetics and adoption work.  Our paths have crossed multiple times. When I worked at Catholic Family Service, Inc, doing adoption work, her office was in the same building. Later, when I worked at the Texas State Department of Health, working with children with disabilities, many of the clients were served by both agencies.

When I was at the Texas State Department of Health and she was still at the state genetics program, we experienced a reduction in  force, and she was able to be hired by the newly opened in town psychiatric prison. She was very instrumental in my getting a job at the prison, and getting a salary comparable to the salary I was receiving at the Texas State Department of Health, which was really higher than most bachelor's prepared social workers receive.

Just recently, she told me her son, a real estate developer, has made a private park in the area he is developing  http://www.newhomebrokersonline.com/builders/25.ht.  and named it The Adrianne K. Hamilton Park.  It is a beautiful private park.  There are pullouts for parking. The concrete paths include inscriptions of inspirational sayings.  There is a water feature.There is a "porch swing."  The park has wifi access.  The gazebo area has wonderfully comfortable over sized wood rocking chairs.

Adrianne is a remarkable woman.  This park is a fitting tribute to her: it has remarkable features, concordant with her remarkable life.