SJR24 Summary

• Mourns the death of Mrs. Tessie P. Hill, who died on February 6, 2013, at age 97.

• Honors her educational career including a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Wilberforce University (1934) and Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Columbia University (1937), and her teaching positions at multiple institutions.

• Recognizes her extensive community involvement with organizations including the YWCA, Cub Scouts, PTA, and the AME Church, and her membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

• Notes she resided in Tuskegee since 1988 and was dedicated to serving children, youth, the elderly, families, and the sick throughout her life.

• Survived by five sons (Solomon P., Henry A., Walter A., Augustus O., and John D. Hill) and grandchildren; was predeceased by her husband of over 51 years, Reverend H. Solomon Hill.