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Article: Hill, Roger Gettys
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2008
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Hill, Roger Gettys
Entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, adventurer, sailor, astronomer,
gentleman, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on
September 23, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. He was
82 years old. He had been diagnosed with prostrate cancer nearly two
years ago, and fared well with treatment, to the point that two days
before his death he walked hospital corridors on his own and joked
with caregivers. But his immune system was greatly diminished, so
that, virtually overnight, a virulent virus took away his vital
functions. He died surrounded by his family, including his wife and
business partner of nearly 60 years, Emily Jonas Hill; daughter and
opera singer ...