Alfred H. Hammond 87, born on August 12th, 1927 in Cambridge, MA passed away peacefully with his sons by his side on September 27th, 2014 at his home, after a brief but tenacious battle with cancer. Al married the love of his wife, Margaret (Ferguson), in 1958 and raised their 5 children in Reading, MA for more than 40 years. He was an award winning photographer with the Boston Post and Haverhill Journal, and dedicated Federal Investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor for more than 30 years. Al was a quiet man who continued to enjoy photography throughout his life, along with reading, art, and good or bad TV shows and movies. He was the proud Father of Jack and his wife Colleen of Cambridge, Bob and his wife Traci of Charlotte NC, Al and his wife Ann of Andover, the late Barbara and Teddy Hammond. The loving Grandfather to Kayla and Max Larkin, Shea, Connor, and Grace, and Great Grandfather to James Wyatt Larkin. He is preceded by his sister Mary Brennan, and survived by his loving sister Doris Walsh; as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. His funeral will be held from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Thursday, October 2 at 9:30 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Agnes Church 186 Woburn St. Reading at 10:30 am. Burial will follow at the Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge. Funeral home visiting hours Wednesday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Al's memory can be made to the Cystinosis Research Network, 302 Whytegate Court, Lake Forest, IL 60045 www.cystinosis.org Tel: 866-276-3669. For directions and on line guest book visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com