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Roy William Hill

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Roy William Hill

Birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
14 Feb 1986 (aged 86)
Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA
Burial
Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A25 #103
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Roy William Hill was an automobile dealer, philanthropist, trustee and benefactor of Eisenhower Medical Center. Roy Hill spent 25 years with General Motors, first in Dallas, then other U.S. cities. He rose to be Dallas Regional Manager for Chevrolet and testified for GM in a widely publicized 1939 antitrust suit. He resigned to establish his own retail automobile business in nine Texas cities, New Mexico and California. In 1964, the Custom Tailors Guild of America named Roy Hill as one of America's ten best dressed men, along with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Roy Hill was among the early trustees of Eisenhower Medical Center and was elected concurrently with actress Martha Hyer. Roy Hill subsequently participated in the raising of more than a million dollars for the Medical Center. He was married to California fashion designer Anne T. Hill.
Roy William Hill was an automobile dealer, philanthropist, trustee and benefactor of Eisenhower Medical Center. Roy Hill spent 25 years with General Motors, first in Dallas, then other U.S. cities. He rose to be Dallas Regional Manager for Chevrolet and testified for GM in a widely publicized 1939 antitrust suit. He resigned to establish his own retail automobile business in nine Texas cities, New Mexico and California. In 1964, the Custom Tailors Guild of America named Roy Hill as one of America's ten best dressed men, along with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Roy Hill was among the early trustees of Eisenhower Medical Center and was elected concurrently with actress Martha Hyer. Roy Hill subsequently participated in the raising of more than a million dollars for the Medical Center. He was married to California fashion designer Anne T. Hill.


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  • Created by: kraus
  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78463807/roy_william-hill: accessed ), memorial page for Roy William Hill (1 Dec 1899–14 Feb 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78463807, citing Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA; Maintained by kraus (contributor 48670128).