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Candice Boutilier/Columbia Basin Herald<br> Mayor Shannon McKay presented Lt. Robert "Bob" Hampton with a plaque for his more than 36 years of service to the Othello Police Department last spring. Hampton died Saturday after a battle with cancer.

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Hampton dies after battle with cancer
April 2, 2009 9 p.m.

Hampton dies after battle with cancer

Former Othello officer served 36 years

OTHELLO — With the Saturday death of Robert “Bob” Hampton, 63, Othello lost a former police sergeant, family member, friend and active community volunteer.