On Sunday, January 22, 2023, Robert J. Hill passed away from cancer at the age of 69. Bob was born on July 3, 1953, in Toledo, OH to Robert L. and Noralyn (Suter) Hill. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, where he excelled in ROTC, achieving the rank of battalion commander (the highest-ranked student in the school). He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1975.
Upon graduation, he started working as a Criminal Investigator for the Internal Revenue Service. His work had him residing in Wichita, Dallas, Lubbock, Oklahoma City, Chicago, and Washington, DC. He couldn’t discuss much of his day-to-day work but did share stories of the many inter-agency task forces he served on, including security for a visit to the USA by Pope John Paul II, for the Olympic Games in Atlanta, and during the presidential race in 1996. He also served as an IRS liaison to the Congress. Although he was a Federal employee in Oklahoma City in April of 1995, his office was not in the Murrah Building when it was bombed. He was on the scene within minutes to help however he could.
Bob was a bit of a spiritual vagabond. Although raised Catholic, he put a lot of effort into his spiritual growth. His path led him, among others, to the Universal Unitarian Church (the First Unitarian Church in Toledo, and the Foothills Unitarian Church in Ft. Collins, CO), and finally to Buddhism (the Kadampa Meditation Center Colorado). He was quick to volunteer for these organizations, eager to help others who shared his quest. He found peace in his study and practice of Buddhism.
Bob enjoyed traveling, hiking and biking, photography, and the arts. Everywhere he went, he made friends.
Bob was preceded in death by his father, Robert L.
He is survived by his mother, Noralyn, and his brother David.
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