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James William "Bill" Hill, III
 James
William Hill III
James William Hill III, 73, U.S. Army veteran and retired schoolteacher,
quietly passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at his home in Denton, Texas.
The son of James William, Jr. and Ann Bolin Hill, Bill was born Sept.
28, 1947, in Stuttgart, Germany. As an Army brat, Bill found friends
wherever he lived. A member of the Boy Scouts and the Order of the
Arrow, he attended the National Jamborees in 1960 and 1964. He spent
many summers at Worth Ranch Scout Camp. He attended Mineral Wells High
School and graduated from Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas. In
1970 Bill earned a Bachelor's degree in History from Texas Tech
University and was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. While at
Texas Tech, Bill was commissioned in the U.S. Army through the ROTC
program and served his country for 10 years with assignments in Germany,
Korea, Fort Meade, MD, and Fort Sill, Okla. He continued his studies at
the University of North Texas, earning a Masters degree in computer
science. Upon receiving his certification, Bill taught computer science
at Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas. Bill retired in 2015.
Bill loved dogs and his own canine companions, Chloe and Zoey, gave him
great joy in the last years of his life. His hobbies included FPS
computer gaming, golf, and building models of military hardware. But his
lifelong passion was photography, for which he won several awards.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors: Brothers, Herbert Bolin Hill and wife, Brynda of Crestview,
FL., Thomas Martin Hill and wife, Ann Flower of Durango, Colo.; sister,
Patricia Hill Smith and husband, Doug of Fort Worth, Texas; two
daughters; four grand-daughters; and eight nieces and nephews.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, Bill has requested a donation to one of
his favorite causes: The Multiple Myeloma Foundation, The Gary Sinise
Foundation, or The Friends of the Wild Whoopers.
There will be a private graveside service for Bill, and then, at a time
to be determined, a memorial service for his many friends, students, and
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