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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Willard |
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Alvin Hill of Mineola, who passed away on April 14, 2025, at the age |
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of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mary Lucille Clark Hill and William Lyle |
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Hill, Will Hill was born in Smithville, Ohio, on February 14, 1940, |
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and he grew up with four siblings, Arlene, Judy, Lyle, and Vicki; |
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from 1962 to 1964, he proudly served his country as a private first |
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class in the United States Army; he was stationed in Germany and |
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earned recognition as a sharpshooter; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hill was a loyal employee of Morton Salt from |
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1972 until his retirement in 2005, and he was admired by his |
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colleagues for his integrity and strong work ethic; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Hill shared a fulfilling |
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59-year marriage with his wife, the former Claire Elaine Snell; the |
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couple raised three treasured children, Brenda, Brian, and Sheila, |
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and through the years, they were further blessed with six |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hill was a valued member of his Baptist church, |
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and he expressed his unwavering faith through countless kind acts; |
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in his leisure hours, he enjoyed fishing, camping, tending to his |
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garden, and relaxing with his dogs; most of all, he delighted in |
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spending time with his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Will Hill lived a full and generous life that was |
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rich in the intangibles that matter most, and although he is deeply |
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missed, he will remain a source of inspiration to all who were |
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privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Willard Alvin Hill and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Claire |
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Elaine Hill; to his children, Brenda Letvak and her partner, Kevin |
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Devore, Brian Hill, and Sheila Smith and her husband, Thomas; to his |
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grandchildren, Bethany Hill, Justin Owens, Dakota Owens, Shelby |
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Smith, Kendra Smith, and Gracie Owens; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Landon Hatfield, Kayson Smith, and Adaleigh Gauldin; to his sister, |
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Vicki Hill; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Will Hill. |