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- JAMES' OBITUARY
James Gordon Hill was a longtime resident of Niagara Falls, NY. He was born on July, 9th 1952 to late Harry and LaVonne Hill. He served honorably in the United States Navy and United States Army during Vietnam as a Navy Corpsman and Army Medic. After his military service he was a plant operator at DuPont and Olin until he retired.
James enjoyed volunteering once retired, he cleaned the shark tank at the Niagara Falls Aquarium using his scuba gear. Scuba diving being another one of his passions. He was an avid cyclist, he once peddled his bike around the whole country of Ireland. He participated in the Ride for Roswell in memory of his cherished sister Christine Chase. James enjoyed traveling, he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain and visited multiple countries. His favorite destination was Cuba where he traveled on multiple occasions. He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren, history and camping. James was an Active Member of the American Legion and Marine Corp League..
James was survived by his children, Brandie Hill, Jennifer(David) Payne, Jessica (Erik) O'Grady, James Hill II (Heather Aronica and Margaret(Thomas) Garito-Hanna his grandchildren Alyssa and Julie Redmond, Gianna Ciffa, Noah, Andrew and Chloe Sieck, Davion, Elijah, Damari and Nazariah Payne, Erik and Lydia O'Grady and Hailey Hill. In addition to his children and 12 grandchildren his sister Janice(Theodore) Lewis, Roy Chase; in law, niece Angela(Marco) Fiorucci and nephew Phillip (Christine) Chase.
Private Services and burial will be held at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
The Lane Funeral Home, Inc. is handling the funeral arrangements.
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