Amy was born on September 20, 1970, to James R and Barbara J. Hilliard in Dallas, Texas. After Amy graduated from Plano East High School in 1989, she went on to study Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s University.
After graduating with a degree in Occupational Therapy, in 1995, she started her first job at MED South as a traveling Occupational Therapist, kick starting a 25 year career in Occupational Therapy. Amy served our country taking care of soldiers that were wounded in various battles around the globe. She was a key member of the Wounded Warrior project from its inception. Amy’s service was documented by many soldiers with sincere appreciation of her skills and caring, “The wounds are often complex ones—burns mixed with lost limbs, bone destroyed along with muscles and nerves, one leg shattered while the other is blown off. Dustin Hill’s injuries are about as complex as they come. Six days after he received his Purple Heart, Hill sat on a black couch in the amputee center’s occupational therapy room and tried to get some of his former life back. His therapist, Amy Hilliard, fitted him with a silicone myoelectric prosthetic hand that operates by responding to electrodes placed over upper arm muscles. When the patient flexes the muscles, they emit electrical impulses that open and close the hand.” Texas Monthly, March 2005
Her passion for caring for others may have been a true blessing for the soldiers she served and her.
In retirement Amy enjoyed reading, spending time with her dogs, traveling and being a companion to her mother.
Amy was predeceased by James R. Hilliard (father). She is survived by Barbara (her mother), Teresa (sister) and Ken Gunn, granddaughter Taylor Gunn and grandson Carter Gunn and Robert (brother) and Shawna Hilliard, grandsons, Kevin and Nathan Hilliard and Amy Perry.
Services will be held at St Mark's Catholic Church, 1201 Alma Dr. Plano, Texas 75075 on October 7 at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Wounded Warrior Project in Honor Donations, an organization Amy felt strongly about.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.TedDickeyFuneral.com for the Hilliard family.
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