Derrek Hamilton:  

After graduating high school I moved to Hemet, Ca. While working as an assistant store manager for K-Mart I meet my wife Pam. We spent 3 years getting to know each other . We have been married since 1987. Pam enjoyed being a Jewelry store manager for several years and now works a part-time job to keep her busy. Pam also fills her time with spending time with her mom. My career moved me to Harris Department Stores where I started my career as a Loss Prevention Manager. While at Harris I was promoted up to the Corporate Director of Loss Prevention. I moved onto Wards as a Zone Loss Prevention & Safety Manager. After 2 years, Wards filed bankruptcy the first time and I was down sized. At that time Pam and I decided to move from Ca. to Illinois. In Illinois, I worked for Target for 8 years and then moved on to Kohl's as a District Loss Prevention Manager, where I am today. Pam and I don't have any children. However we have been foster parents. This was especially rewarding to help guide these kids. We had as many as 5 children in our home at one time, with over 20 children moving through our home. Some of our spare time was filled with restoring a 1955 Ford Fairlane car. We pulled it from a farmer's field and we personally restored the car from the ground up. This was truly fun doing this together then enjoying our work through cruises. We've enjoyed our dogs Brandy, Velvet, and Shadow, all who have passed on. Abby is our current joy to spoil. Each one has held a special place in our hearts with Brandy (beige) and Abby (black) being American Cocker Spaniels and Velvet (black and brown) and Shadow (blac...Expand for more