Another Hero Gone

I've been lucky. My neighbourhood was chock full of heroes. Another one is gone - where are all our science heroes today, other than the ones playing game shows?

Dr. Hubert M. Hill, age 91, of Kingsport, passed away on Thursday (Sept. 17, 2009). He was a 1947 graduate of Purdue University, receiving his PHD in organic chemistry. (BS, Alma College, MI ) He moved to Kingsport in 1950 and in 1957 he was one of the first to work with computers at Eastman and started the math group at Eastman. He worked for Tennessee Eastman Company for over 30 years before retiring in 1981.

He was one of the first board members of East Tennessee Technology Access Center and at the time of his death was a Emeritis board member. He was secretary and treasurer of the Kingsport Association for the Visually Impaired. He was a member of the First Tennessee Advisory Council on Aging and Disability. He was a member of the American Society for Quality and the American Chemical Society.