Ralph W Hilton

Ralph Wessinger Hilton, born October 23, 1922 in Newcastle, Maine to Clarence and Beatrice (Hodgkins) Hilton, passed away on September 3, 2020. Ralph graduated from Lincoln Academy and attended Colby College. He left Colby to serve in the US Navy during World War II as a LTJG on the USS Diphda. He then continued his education at Colby, Bowdoin College and the University of Maine earning his master's degrees in math and in education. He was an athletic student participating in basketball, track and cross country in high school and college where he also played football. He taught math and coached basketball and track at Lincoln Academy, Kent's Hill and Wiscassett High School, where he also served as principle. Ralph met his wife Jean Bates while teaching at Lincoln Academy and they were married on August 27, 1952. Ralph and Jean moved to East Rochester, NH in 1962 with their young family when he became a sales representative for Scott Foresman Company.  He was involved in coaching youth basketball for...