Ollie Calvin Hines, 99, passed away at his home in Croton on Hudson, New York, on June 3, 2024. He was born in Joyner, Virginia, on February 4, 2025, to John Thomas Hines and Maggie Boykins Hines. He grew up on the former Old Dunn Farm on Robinson Road, in Sussex County, Virginia, and attended the New Hope Elementary School. He joined the New Hope Baptist Church in 1937, was baptized in the Nottoway River, went to Sunday school, and sang in the church choir. He was a member of the 4-H Club, chaired the 4-H Virginia State conference, joined the New Farmers of America (NFA), and became both the state and national president of the NFA. In 1941, Ollie attended a conference of leaders of youth organizations and, as a representative of the nation’s 4-H Clubs, he was invited to the White House to discuss how such organizations could help prepare the civilian population for defense against possible enemy attack in World War II. He recalled that he met the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, on his visit to the White House. Before starting college, he enlisted and served one year in the U.S. Army. At Virginia State College, he was active in the senior ROTC program, was Editor in Chief of the student newspaper, the Statesman, and was initiated into the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 1951, he completed a B.S. degree in Business Administration and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. After graduation, his first job was as a civilian (Civil Service GS7) instructor at the Quartermaster Replacement Training Center (QRTC) in Fort Lee, Virginia. When the program at Fort Lee was phased out, he was employed at the Tuskegee Institute (now University) in the Office of the Business Manager. Ollie moved to New York City in the mid 1950s and attended the graduate program in Business at New York University. He fulfilled a successful career working for twenty-eight years in the financial and accounting areas of the IBM Corporation in Yorktown Heights, New York, and retired as a Senior Accountant in 1990. He continued to be active in several military roles and retired as an Army Colonel. Ollie was fascinated by the history of the Civil War, American history, and politics. He served as the Treasurer of the Ossining Town Democratic Committee until 2007 and carried out volunteer work for many years at the Ossining Food Pantry, where he had many close friends. In 2012, he received the President’s Volunteer Service Award, which was accompanied by a letter from President Barack Obama and presented by the Corporation for National and Community Service. He served his country and the community and was a loving, generous, and wise mentor to his family, friends, and all who were fortunate to know him. Ollie is predeceased by his parents, John Thomas Hines (1895-1965) and Maggie Boykins Hines (1901-1968), his sister, Carrie Hines Lewis, his brother, Curtis Winfred Hines, Sr., his first wife, Hester Bateman Spencer Hines (1923-1979), and his second wife, Dorothy Ehret Hines (1928-2020). He is survived by his four stepdaughters, Beverly Spencer, Amy Farber, Lisa Farber, and Ariel Farber, additional family members, Kathryn Wentz, Jesse Paul Farber, Elisabeth Beebe, David Beebe, Ann Beebe, Bill Beebe, Anthony DeVito, Michael DeVito, Paul DeVito, David DeVito, Jesse Guterman, Anna Guterman, Geanitte L. Hines, Curtis W. Hines, Jr., Gregory Hines, Shannon Hines, his devoted caregiver, Trina Diaz, and her daughter, Katherine Diaz. Ollie will be buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
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