[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DONALD HILL

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I celebrate 
the life of Donald E. Hill. A lifelong Christian who leaves behind a 
wife he married 42 years ago, Donald was an upstanding member of both 
his professional and personal communities, and worked as an attorney 
for 36 years. In his career he specialized in employment law, business 
law and estate planning.
  Donald's personal life made a great impact on the lives of those 
around him. He and his wife Carol--along with their two sons--attended 
First Evangelical Free Church for over 30 years, and he served as a 
deacon, elder, chairman and regular Sunday school teacher. He was also 
involved with the Wichita Prayer Breakfast, Rotary, the Christian Legal 
Society and the Wichita Art Museum, and prided himself on being 
politically involved.
  Donald, who was laid to rest on March 3, 2012, was a truly rare 
individual who put God, family and friends before himself time and time 
again. Whether it was at work, home or church, Donald saw to it that 
those around him received the full benefit of the blessings he himself 
had been given. We are all grateful to have known this wonderful man.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to have been part of Donald Hill's family 
for many years, and I am greatly saddened by his passing. I ask all my 
distinguished colleagues to join me in celebrating his life.

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