[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 156 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING CLARIBEL LOUISE LEMM HILL AND HAROLD MILLARD ``BUD'' HILL

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Clair 
and Harold Hill upon the occasion of their one-hundredth birthdays. 
Clair was born on August 14, 1917 and Harold was born September 16, 
1917.
  Clair and Harold were born and raised in Chico, California where they 
graduated from Chico High School. They were married on September 4, 
1938. Harold enlisted in the United States Air Force during World War 
II, serving from December 1943 to January 1946. He attended radar 
school, and they moved to Boca Raton, Florida where he worked as a 
radar instructor. In 1956, Clair and Harold moved to Santa Rosa, 
California, where they have lived ever since.
  Harold started a successful insurance business and Clair became an 
artist. She sold her beautiful landscape paintings all around Sonoma 
County. She also started a popular costume rental business, designing 
and sewing the costumes herself. They have three daughters, Patricia, 
Janet and Barbara, nine grandchildren and seventeen great-
grandchildren. Their home is a gathering place for family, friends and 
neighbors who enjoy their warm hospitality.
  Clair and Harold have been valuable members of our community and have 
served as strong mentors to our young people. Clair volunteered with 
the P.T.A., Campfire Girls and the 4-H Club. Harold was a member of the 
Lions Club and Elks Club. For many years, he volunteered in an 
elementary school classroom and as an after school mentor for children 
who needed extra support.
  Clair and Harold have enjoyed watching their family expand and have 
continued to develop their interests and skills. Clair was an avid 
flower gardener and was active in the Redwood Garden Club. She is a 
talented cook and baker. Harold enjoys growing vegetables, and reading 
and writing poetry. He is a lifelong golfer, hitting a hole-in-one at 
the age of 98.
  Mr. Speaker, Clair and Harold Hill have led long, wonderful lives. 
Their service during World War II, entrepreneurial spirit and lifelong 
community service epitomize what Tom Brokaw has called the Greatest 
Generation. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor them on 
their one hundredth birthdays this year.

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