Christine A Hamm

Ballston Spa- Christine A. Hamm, 48, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

Christine was born on January 22, 1968 to Leslie (Bev)McElhiney and Marjorie (Mike) Ambrose in Sartoga, NY.

Christine is survived by her loving children; Kathleen VanNess, Tempest Hamm, and Savannah Haley, her three cherished grandchildren; Kendell, Kennedy "Dee Dee", and McKenna, her brother, Todd (Cindy) McElhiney, her close friend, Maureen Quinn, her "bestest" friend, Kathleen Leszczynski, her three step-children; Cassie Haley, Noelle Haley, and Nicole Freeburn and several nieces and nephews. She will also be remembered by her beloved, Liam Haley.

Calling hours will be held at New Comer Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205 on Monday, February 1, 2016 from 10:00am-12:00pm with a service to immediately follow.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Christine's name to the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes.org/Donate

As a published poet, no one would be better able to encapsulate Christine's life than she. Below is a poem entitled "I". This is Christine in her own words.

I am. I am a mother. I am a daughter, a sister, a lover, a friend. I am.
I am more.
I am a thinker. I am a day-dreamer. I am all and I am none.
I am surrounded. I am alone. I am loved. I am desired. I am weak. I am hated.
I am more
I am everything and I am nothing at all. I am frenetic and I am still. I am all this and more.
darkness and light, right and wrong, good and bad, all this and more, I am.
I am invincible, coherent and wise. I am sly, slick, and not to be trusted.
I am more.
I am a gypsy at heart. I am unable to roam. I am stagnate. I am ever-changing.
I am kind, generous, and compassionate. I am sweetness and light. I am all.
I am what you should fear. I am bad, I am warning. I am stealth. I am conniving.
I am shrewd. I am naïve. I am thoughtful. I am thinking only for me. I am crazy.
I am more.
I am soft and serene. I am raging against all that is right. I am fighting the good fight.
I am hard. I am silent. I am listening. I am not willing to give in. I am throwing in the towel.
I am forever stirring. I am unable to stop anything. I am powerful. I am forgiving.
I am full of myself. I am aware of my rights. I am always trampling on my esteem.
I am empty. I am full of crap. I am overflowing. I am human. I am shameful. I am awake.
I am more.
I am utterly mixed-up. I am straight forward.
I am healthy. I recognize. I am fully alive. I am believing in myself. I am without prejudice.
I am tired.
I am done.