James A. "Jim" Hill
Marriages
Sue McMillin - 1953
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 5A - July 24, 2022
James A. Hill Popped off
the Twig July 2nd, 2022,
peacefully at age 93. He
was born October 28,1928,
in Denver and attended
Denver Public Schools,
graduating from South
High in 1946 where he was
captain of the tennis team
for two years. After graduation, Jim joined the Marine
Corps, spending most of his enlistment aboard the USS
Fall River in Japan, China and Korea. Upon discharge
he attended Colorado College and graduated in 1952.
While at Colorado College he played tennis and was
again the captain of the tennis team for two years. He
was also a member of the first Colorado College soccer
team in 1950. Jim joined the Kappa Sigma fraternity
and was its President his senior year. After graduation in
1952 Jim joined Boettcher and Company, an investment
firm in Denver. Jim married Sue McMillin, who he met
in college at Colorado College in 1953. They have two
sons, Bob and Rick. While at Boettcher, Jim spent 14
years working in the Denver office and then transferred
to manage the Grand Junction office. He spent 14 years
in Grand Junction and loved it. A great place and great
people and he really hated to leave but was transferred
again, this time back to Colorado Springs to manage
the Boettcher office there as well, as the Pueblo office.
Both offices were important to the Municipal Bond
department of Boettcher, which Jim specialized and
excelled in. He later moved to Arizona and worked in
the Sun City office until retiring. After retirement he
moved back to Colorado Springs. Jim was an avid golfer
and enjoyed playing with his children and grandchildren
as well as with his many friends at the Broadmoor. Jim’s
other love was aviation. A private pilot, he accumulated
many hours flying in the mountains of Colorado.
He enjoyed going to the Reno Air Races and to the
Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in Convention
in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Jim was also an avid Indy Car
aficionado. Jim was a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner
and was active in many community organizations in
each of the places he lived.
He is survived by his wife, Sue; sons, Bob and Rick;
their wives, Lori and Amy. Jim has five grandchildren,
Zach, Patrick (Katie), Daniel, Jacob, and Grant, all of
whom he was extremely proud of.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday,
July 30th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Cheyenne
Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Attire is casual. In lieu of flowers
donations can be made to the Boy’s and Girls Club of
the Pikes Peak Region, https://www.bgcppr.org/give.
