[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E13-E14]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF COACH BILL HILL

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2024

  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to congratulate Coach Bill 
Hill on the celebration of his 80th birthday and recognize him for his 
decades of dedication to the many students of Gwinn.
  Bill has served as a coach, instructor, and mentor for generations of 
students and athletes. Before settling in Gwinn, Michigan, Coach Hill 
spent 24 years in selfless service to the United States Air Force, 
retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant. Coach Hill served at many duty 
stations, including the Vietnam Campaign, where he earned a Bronze Star 
Medal; Tripoli; Libya; Japan; and KI Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan. 
When KI Sawyer AFB was decommissioned in 1995, Coach Hill decided to 
stay in the area and continue giving back to the Gwinn community in new 
ways.
  Mr. Hill soon began coaching for the Gwinn Middle/High School girls 
basketball program. The program was utilized by Bill to impart wisdom 
and character-building principles to his students beyond the basketball 
court. Upon

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his retirement in 2020, due to the countless lives he positively 
changed, a Facebook group with over 200 members and hundreds of 
messages was made as a dedication to this exemplary coach. Bill has 
been dubbed a coach, role model, mentor, teacher, inspiration, and 
friend to many.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to celebrate the 80th birthday of Coach 
Bill Hill. An inspiration to the community. I wish Coach Hill all the 
best in his future endeavors.

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