John W. Hill ’53

John W. Hill ’53, of Duxbury, Mass.; Dec. 15. After graduating and military service, he worked for GMAC for four years and then changed career direction and began teaching high school history and English in Keene, N.H. During the summer of 1960, he was picked to go to Berlin, Germany, for an international living program. He lived with a college professor for eight weeks just before the Berlin Wall was constructed. Upon his return to the U.S., he attended Harvard and earned a master’s degree in history. He taught at Weymouth High School and coached their wrestling team. He eventually became a member of the school committee and was elected chairman of the board. He earned his PhD from Boston University and became principal of Duxbury High School. He retired in 1993. An avid reader, in retirement he started a book club based on the Chicago Great Books list that still meets today at the Duxbury Library. He served as a library trustee from 1994 to 2009. A continuous learner, he enrolled in senior classes at UMass Boston and woodworking classes at the Cambridge Centre for Adult Education, creating several pieces of furniture. He was also an active facilitator in the Duxbury Senior Centre Continuing Education program. In 1994 he was elected the Duxbury Parade Marshal. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter; a son and his partner; three cousins; and nieces and nephews.