Clark William HILL

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• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Sandusky, Sanilac Co., Michigan

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Clark William "Bill" Hill

Owosso

Age 76 of Owosso passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at Sparrow Health System.

Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the First Church of Christ with Pastor Chris Higgins officiating. Internment will follow at later date at Woodlawn Cemetery in Vermontville, Michigan. The family will receive friends at Nelson-House Funeral Home in Owosso on Monday from 6 to 8pm and Tuesday from 2 to 8pm.

Bill, the son of Clark William and Vera (Mason) Hill Sr., was born on May 12, 1938 at his grandparent's home in Nashville, Michigan. He married Linda Rae Hon on June 3, 1961 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

After graduating from Vermontville High School in 1956, Bill attended Central Michigan University on a basketball scholarship. He later finished his Bachelor's Degree at Northern Arizona University and then went on to receive his Master's Degree at Michigan State University.

He was employed by Owosso Public Schools for 34 years, where he taught at Owosso Junior High and then became the Principal of Washington Elementary School. After retiring he found it very rewarding to volunteer as a reading mentor with elementary students. The relationships that he built with his students over the years were ones that he treasured and maintained for a lifetime.

Bill was a avid sports fan. He enjoyed his coaching years with the OHS Freshmen Football Teams and volunteering with various basketball programs. He was a passionate fan of the Michigan State Women's Basketball Team as well as being an all-around true Spartan. He loved annually attending the Spartan Marching Band for Kids Concert benefitting the Sparrow Children's Center. One athletic achievement that brought him great pride was running the Boston Marathon in 1982.

Over the years, Bill maintained many hobbies. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, creating stained glass pieces and attending his grandchildren's activities. Bill was an active member of the First Church of Christ, Toastmasters, Shiawassee Arts Center and Owosso Public Schools Foundation. His cottage up north was a place where he loved getting away and sharing it with family and friends. Bill traveled to many countries with his wife, most recently to Chile to visit their exchange student Claudia Romero. He enjoyed meeting new people. He never met a stranger and always found a friend.

Bill is survived by his wife Linda; children Laura (Paul) Druker, Rodney (Takayoshi) Nonaka-Hill and Lisa (David) Hood; grandchildren Sam (Billie Jean) Druker, Holly (Dan) Passalacqua, Josh (Marquita) Druker, Addie (Joe) Guzman, Emily Druker, Lauren (fiancé James McKay) Hood, David Hood, Elizabeth Hood, Daniel Hood and Oliver Hill Opie; several great-grandchildren; other loving family and friends.

He was predeceased by his parents.

Memorial contributions are suggested to OPS Foundation or the First Church of Christ.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at Nelson-House.com.

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