Gordon Hamblin

Gordon Hamblin, a native of England, came to Kitchener with his family in 1917. An industrialist, he was president of Smiles’n Chuckles Limited, a manufacturer of candy.

For his extremely extensive community and national service, he was given a large number of awards, including the City of Kitchener Award of Merit; the Jaycees’ Award as Citizen of the Year for 1960; Federated Charities Award for thirty-seven years’ service; fifty years’ service award from the National Council, YMCA as a director of the Kitchener Y for fifty-five years; Centennial Award and Good Servant Medal, Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, for twenty-six years’ national and local service; recognition as a member of the Kitchener Public Library Board for thirty-four years, and Chairman of the Building and Budget Committees; Trinity United Church recognition for service as Church School Superintendent, elder and an active member of the Official Board; and an Honourary Certificate from the Interfaith Pastoral Counselling Centre.

Hamblin also received the Queen’s 25th Anniversary Medal from Governor Jules Leger.