Brett Hill

Brett was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas to the late Preston and Connie Hill. He graduated from Westside High School in Memphis, Tennessee and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. Brett then earned his Masters of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, where he was a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. Brett was an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for over 19 years and currently employed with EmCare at Erlanger Hospital. He served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Brett loved working hard to continue his education, adored his family and pets.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Leslie Anthony.

Brett is survived by his wife of 25 years, Linda Hill; daughter and son-in-law, Jamie and Ray Triscik and a grandson, Jackson Cornelius; four siblings, Preston (Charisse) Hill, Gilda (Phillip) Kendall, Kathy (Robert) Frailey and Jade Palmer; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Coy Thomas and Maxie Lynn Thomas; nephew, Cory Wiles and many other nieces and nephews; his four beautiful fur babies, Abigail, Flower, Fritzi and Holly.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, June 3, and 10:30 am to 11:30 am on Thursday at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.

A celebration of Brett’s life will follow at 11:30 am on Thursday at the funeral home chapel. Entombment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.

The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made in Brett’s name to McKamey Animal Shelter, 4500 North Access Road, Chattanooga, TN 37415 or Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or www.support.woundedwarriorproject.org or University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia.

Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.