March 23, 1946 - June 2, 2020
Bob Hill passed away early in the morning on Monday, June 2, 2020, of natural causes following
his brother Steve who had also passed just hours earlier. Bob was born in Moline, Illinois and
lived on the family farm with four generations until his father moved them to California in 1956.
He went to Pioneer High School in San Jose, to University of Illinois on a baseball scholarship,
then graduated from San Jose State University with degrees in Biology and Chemistry. He then
obtained a teaching credential from Hayward State University and later an AA degree in Fire
Science. Bob had many jobs over the years: industrial scuba diver, ski lift mechanic, high school
chemistry teacher, chemist for Dole Corporation, U.S. Forest Service crew chief then finished out
his working career with 25 years as a Firefighter in Vista, CA where he was affectionately know as
“The Mayor.”
Carlsbad, CA
