[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3368-S3369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TRIBUTE TO COMMISSIONER TILLMAN HILL

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, on March 16, a community committee will 
hold a special event to recognize the many contributions and hard work 
of Madison County, AL District One Commissioner Tillman Hill. Proceeds 
from this most-deserved event honoring an outstanding public servant 
will go to the Hazel Green Public Library Building Fund. Commissioner 
Hill opened this library at its temporary location in 1991.
  The library is Tillman Hill's pride and joy, and it is entirely 
fitting and appropriate for his community to thank him by raising funds 
for the facility he has supported and been instrumental in 
establishing. He has always remembered his roots and has never 
forgotten his people's needs. Today, the Hazel Green Library checks out 
more books than any other rural branch in Madison County--over 40,000 
volumes in 1994. Tillman's dream is to build a permanent building for 
the library on 2 acres of donated land. Plans for a 4,500 square foot 
facility have already been prepared.
  Tillman Hill has dedicated his life to serving his community. He is a 
native son of Madison County, AL, born there, and having attended high 
school and college there. During the Korean war he was a 
noncommissioned officer with the 151st Engineering Battalion. Over the 
years, he has been a member of the Alabama Housing Authority; the 
Chamber of Commerce; the Jaycees; and the Lions Club. He is a past 
president of the Alabama Association of Counties.
  Tillman is best known as a veteran county commissioner. He was first 
elected in 1976 and has served as a commissioner for 19 years. His 
quest to bring about a county building inspection function is only the 
most recent of 
[[Page S3369]] his efforts that characterize his expertise and talent 
as a public official. Throughout his career, he has been the driving 
force behind many other special projects, including the Sharon Johnston 
Park; Chase Industrial Park; an expanded county water system; senior 
citizen and nutrition centers; low-interest housing loans; the 
restoration of historic cemeteries; and, of course, the Hazel Green 
Public Library. Since being appointed a Madison County license 
inspector by Alabama Governor Albert Brewer in 1969, Tillman Hill has 
been living proof that one individual's concern and commitment can make 
a tremendous and lasting difference in people's lives.
  I am proud to commend and congratulate my good friend Tillman Hill 
for his many years of service--service which reflects great credit upon 
him, his community, and his State. The success of the Hazel Green 
Library will long serve as only one testament to his selfless 
determination and generosity. He truly embodies the very best of what 
public service is all about.


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