Eulogy 13 - The Anniversary of Mike Hill's Death

 

THE SLY GRIN

(Remembrance written on Facebook for Mike Hill
on the 1st anniversary of his death – 26th July 2017) [1]

 

A drink, a coffee, a lunch always started with his head on a bit of an angle, a sly grin and then the agenda "Tell me ......" 

There are many reasons to turn back time and having another jousting lunch with Mike Hill would certainly be a major reason.

The Work of Change is never finished but Mike gave the Key a major twist and we are all the better for it.

 



[1] Michael MacMeikan Hill (1945-2016) was the Husband of Kathleen Prudence Nash and Lorna Pitt, and the Father of Hanna Hill

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