[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E405]
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                        IN MEMORY OF RICHARD A.
                                HILL, JR.

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that we 
acknowledge the significant contributions of a great public servant and 
loyal family man, Richard A. Hill, Jr., who was taken away too soon 
from us, and from his beloved wife Anne and their two fine children 
Regina and John. Richard Hill joined the Department of Health and Human 
Services in 1989, and later the Social Security Administration in 1995, 
following successful completion of Fordham School of Law where he 
earned honors, demonstrating the same dedication and drive that was to 
characterize his successful performance of duty in later years. Richard 
Hill was always mindful of the vital role that the Social Security 
Administration's program played in the lives of the American people. He 
received numerous awards recognizing his service, including Vice 
President Albert Gore's Government Reinvention ``Hammer'' Award, 
Commissioner of Social Security Citations, and most recently the Louis 
J. Lefkowitz Public Service Award from his alma mater, Fordham School 
of Law. As attorney, supervisor, Deputy Regional Chief Counsel, and 
Director of Learning Initiatives at the Social Security 
Administration's Office of the General Counsel, Richard Hill had 
inexhaustible passion, a natural intellectual curiosity, and a never-
ending wealth of information regarding the work he did at the Social 
Security Administration. As Director of Learning Initiatives, Richard 
Hill developed, shaped, and implemented the Office of the General 
Counsel's national training program for its new attorneys, and he was 
most proud of his part in training young attorneys en route to careers 
dedicated to helping others. Richard Hill's warm and kind spirit, 
collaborative nature, and unparalleled dedication to federal service 
and the American people will truly be missed.

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