John George Hammond, age 73, of Grand Haven passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at home. He was born July 31, 1948, in Grand Haven to Charles and Elsie (Ferris) Hammond, and married Susan Kay Heinz on June 1, 1968, in Grand Haven, MI. She preceded him in death on August 12, 2011. John served his country in the Army, in both Korea and Vietnam. He worked for Grand Haven Stamp Products as maintenance supervisor for twenty-four years and previously worked at Oldbergs. John also served as a police officer for both the Ferrysburg and Grand Haven communities. He was a member of the Charles A. Conklin American Legion Post #28, Sgt Alvin Jonker VFW Post #2326, Grand Haven Eagles, and the Grand Haven Elks Lodge #1200, where he served on the board of directors and volunteered there frequently. John loved deer hunting, fishing, golfing, driving his moped around, gardening flowers and vegetables, building trailers, collecting tools, and feeding the squirrels, birds and deer. He loved “fiddle farting. . .