![]() Shortly thereafter, he was named President of Endura Rubber Flooring, a division of the Biltrite Corporation, in Waltham, Massachusetts. He retired from Armstrong after 36 years of service. ![]() ![]() Jake was assigned to district offices in Providence, Kansas City, Boston, and Buffalo before finally settling in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1966. While living in Cincinnati, he had the immense good fortune of meeting Sue Hellmich they married in Batesville, Indiana, in 1959 and spent 48 loving years together. Upon his discharge, he began his career in sales and marketing at Armstrong Cork Company. While at BU, he joined the rowing team and was a valued member of the Varsity 8+ he passed his love of that sport on to three of his grandsons.Īfter college, Jake served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Army (9th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division) in Korea from 1951-1954. After graduating from Arlington High School, Jake went to Boston University and studied Political Science and History his interest in these subjects never waned as he always had a history book within arm’s reach. He developed a lifelong love of sailing and taught sailing at the Pleasant Bay Camp in Cape Cod as a teen. Winters were spent playing ice hockey with his two older brothers, Arthur and Dick, and summer days were passed happily on the annual family vacation in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. and Teresa (Furey) Hill, Jake grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts. ![]() “Jake” Hill, 92, beloved father and grandfather, died Monday, February 21, 2022, in Fairfield, Connecticut, after a brief illness.īorn to Arthur S. ![]()
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