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Dawson died Wednesday at Fort Hamilton Hospital. He was 90.
Steven Dawson, 63, said his parents met while working together at LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park in Monroe, then got married on June 6, 1953.
“I never saw them argue, fight, or be mad at each other,” Dawson said. “That was impressive. After her death, he really missed her.”
Dawson said his father “appreciated” his job with the City of Hamilton that allowed him to raise his family, including his three children. His gravestone will include an insignia of the city of Hamilton and local IBEW No. 648, his son said.
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Dawson said his father had an “uncanny” memory and when he told stories, “he would take you on a tour, around the block a few times.” The detail of his memory was “phenomenal,” and Dawson could tell you who he sat next to in grade school, his son said.
“He was almost like Google,” his son said.
He also was adventurous. When Dawson’s grandson, Johnathan, then 16, earned his pilot’s license near two years ago, Dawson went for a flight. Just him and his grandson.
Dawson attended the University of Cincinnati for two years before graduating from the Evening School for Electricity in 1954. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Army during in the occupation Army of Japan at the end of World War II.
He is survived by his children Steven Dawson, Michael (Patricia) Dawson, and Susan (Matthew) Wessel; grandchildren Matthew, Andrew, Adam, Sara, Christopher, Johnathan; and soon to be great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years and his siblings Dorothy Keene and Raymond Dawson.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Webb Noonan Kidd Funeral Home, 240 Ross Ave, Hamilton. Funeral service will follow with Pastor Kevin Jud officiating. Burial will take place at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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