MS HR60

Commends and congratulates Robert Earl Hill, Sr. of Meridian, Mississippi on his 101st birthday celebrated on March 14, 2021

Honors Hill as a World War II veteran who served four years on active duty in Italy and North Africa after being drafted into the United States Army

Recognizes his founding of McDonald & Hill, a water and gas systems company established in 1955, which continues to operate with third-generation family members

Notes Hill was born in Noxubee County, graduated Cooksville-Paulette High School in 1939, joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, and married his wife Rida in 1941

Acknowledges his family legacy including four sons, seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and 72 years of marriage before his wife's passing in 2014