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Father Don Milligan is a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. Originally from Worcester, he is a graduate of
Massachusetts, ordained Dec 15, 1973. He served many Holy Name CCHS and Assumption College. His seminary
years in parishes in Taunton, Sharon, and Winthrop, MA., education was at the University of Louivain in Belgium and
Linden, N.J., Gary, IN, and Ka’au, Hawaii. Father Don was ordained for Springfield in 1980. While in Belgium and
served as Fire and Police Chaplain in every one of those returning home, Father Bill served as a chaplain for the U.S.
cities. On September 11/12, 2001, he was a chaplain to Air Force Reserve, being honorably discharged with the rank
the families who lost loved ones on AA Flt 11, and United of Captain. Having served on the Ecumenical Commission of
Flt. 175. He was one of 12 Chaplains invited by the IAAF the Diocese and Patrimony committee, he served as Director
and the Governor of New York to be part of the Search and of the Office of Divine Worship and Ecclesiastical Secretary.
Recovery mission at Ground Zero and one of 6 chaplains He holds a post graduate certificate in Liturgical Studies
invited to be part of the Recovery Unit at the Station Night from University Notre Dame as well as post graduate studies
Club fire in West Warwick, R.I. on Feb 20, 2003. Father Don at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
is the Official Chaplain of the Former Mass State Troopers Presently, after several pastorates, he is serving as chaplain
Association. He is a certified first responder. He is currently to the Dominican Nuns at the Monastery of the Mother of
a chaplain at the National Cemetery in Bourne, providing God in West Springfield. He has served as an EMT for 12
daily burial services for veterans and their spouses. He is years and as a first responder. He has many certifications in
also a certified couselor in suicide intervention and suicide suicide prevention, stress management, and PTSD.
post-vention. Father Don retired to Falmouth with his wife,
where he is presently living and serving the Troop D area A public safety chaplain for 35 years and currently is the
and beyond. A former coordinating chaplain for the MSP, coordinating chaplain of the MSP Chaplain Corps. Father
Father Don has served steadfastly in the Chaplain Corps as Bill serves with our EAU team as well as the Bureau of
well as the Massachusetts Corps of Fire Chaplains. He has Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the New
been a multi-faceted and disciplined chaplain, bringing a England Field Division, their SRT and CISM in critical
unique quality to the men and women of the MSP. Father incident stress managment. He also serves Easthampton
Don is also a retired United States Air Force Veteran. PD, Springfield PD, Chesterfield PD, Cummington PD as
well as Agawam, Chicopee, Easthampton and South Hadley
Rabbi William (Bill) Hamilton has served his congregation, Dist.1 Fire Departments. Father Bill is also a member of
Kehillath Israel in Brookline, since 1995, with his wife, the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre,
Debbie. He has two children; Avital, who will be graduating holding the rank of Knight Commander. Having served with
from Ithaca College in May and Kobi, who is in College in the MSP since 1996, it has been his honor and privilege to be
Herzliyah, Israel. Rabbi Hamilton has also served Temple of service to the men and women of the French and Electric
Beth Abraham in Canton MA from 1990-1995. He enjoys Blue.
reading, tennis, visiting Israel, and trying to be of service
to others. It is his deep honor to have served the MSP since Our Chaplains have served in many and wide varieties of
2001. ministry and experiences which make them highly valuable
to the supportive mission of the Massachusetts State Police.
The Massachusetts State Police is probably the only Each serves willingly and voluntarily to be of service as
department that has both a Rabbi and a Priest with the same needed. They are here for all the members, working and
name. retired, of the MSP. Never hesitate to call on them when
ever and where ever the need arises.
Father William (Bill) Hamilton is a priest of the Diocese of

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