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Roger Hamilton Memorial Golf Invitational

On June 24, 2019, the Roger Hamilton Memorial Golf Invitational was hosted by the Insulators International Vice President, Doug Gamble and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16 Business Manager, Mel Breshears at the pristine Napa Valley Country Club. We witnessed a great turnout with a full field of golfers joining sponsors and volunteers to generate awareness, and raise over $83,000! 100% of the donations will go toward supporting Dr. Parkash Gill’s research and clinical trials within the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center for new and viable treatment options for mesothelioma patients.

Insulators International Vice President, Doug Gamble and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16 Business Manager, Mel Breshears are the Events’ Hosts and MCs. Doug and Mel have gone above and beyond in their leadership and we cannot thank them enough!

This event would not have been possible without the leadership of, Doug Gamble and Mel Breshears and all of the people working behind the scenes at Heat & Frost Insulators Local 16. You may recall that 3 years ago the Insulators took it upon themselves to ensure not only the continuation of the event, but the honoring of Roger Hamilton’s memory through fund raising and awareness efforts. For their dedication and continued success, we owe our gratitude to the Western States Conference Heat and Frost Insulators, the Local 16 Heat and Frost Insulators, as well as all of the building trades groups who come out and participate year after year.

After a great round of golf, the supporters reconvened in the clubhouse for dinner, and to learn where and how their donations were being used. Doug and Mel kicked off the festivities, thanking both the sponsors and the event’s volunteers for making the event possible.

Foundation’s Executive Director, Elizabeth Ann Paul with Hamilton Event Volunteers. THANK YOU to each and every one of the volunteers for giving their time and helping to make the event fun but also an enormous success!

Elizabeth Ann Paul, the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America’s Executive Director, informed the sponsors of the Foundation’s history, pointing out its critical help in the development of better treatment options for mesothelioma.

Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Parkash Gill gives a progress report on the promising results of the PD-1 and EphB-4 treatment option and its expansion into additional treatment facilities across the United States.

Dr. Parkash Gill, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, then gave a progress report on the promising results of the PD-1 and EphB-4 treatment option and its expansion into additional treatment facilities across the United States, including UC Davis.

Local 16 Insulators Retirees President and Hamilton Event Volunteer Alan Pierce, Foundation Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker, Committee Member Geoff Millar and Board Member Jerry Neil Paul pose for a picture as they greet golfers registering for the event.

We cannot be more proud of the results we are seeing in the lab and the continued success of the Hamilton event. Committee Chairman Doug Gamble and Co-Chair Mel Breshears, thanked Committee Members Stan Danielson, Bill Hodges, Mark Plubell, Ben Espinoza, Chris Greaney, Fortino Curiel, Geoff Millar, Jerry and Elizabeth Paul, Shane Rucker and their volunteers, sponsors and the building trades who supported this event. Without their energy and leadership we would not see these amazing results.

THANK YOU ALL who have a hand in making this possible

Founding Board Member and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul and Hamilton Golf Committee Member, Geoff Millar pose outside the Napa Valley Country Club clubhouse as they greet sponsors of the event.
Founding Board Member and Attorney Jerry Neil Paul, International Pipetrades Representative, Derrick Kualapai and Paul Law Firm Trial Attorney, Joshua S. Paul working together to raise awareness at the 2019 Roger Hamilton Memorial Golf Invitational.