Norman Dwight Hill II of Chowchilla, CA passed away after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's in Fresno, CA on September 7, 2021.
Born in Tacoma Washington on August 29, 1945, Norm was the eldest son of Norman Dwight Hill and Annetta Magdalene Lockwood. He graduated from San Rafael High School in 1963 and began college before enlisting in the Army 1966.
He met his wife of almost 54 years, Robbie Lee Mathews, when she became his pen pal, while he was stationed overseas. They fell in love over those 2 years of writing to each other and were engaged only one day after they had met in person for the first time. 5 Months later they were married. Their honeymoon was cut short for the opening weekend of pheasant season and this foreshadowed what was to come, as his passion for the outdoors was legendary. After a few short days as husband and wife, they were off to live in Panama for a year, where he finished out his military service.
Upon returning home to the US, they made their home in Kerman, California. He returned to college and began working for Harris Electric in Fresno, CA. He was passionate about history and planned to become a Native American History teacher, but found a career path as an electrical contractor to be more suited to his future goals. His hard work and dedication at Harris Electric eventually led to ownership with his partners Tim and Jerry. Long after Norm's retirement, he was proud and honored to have been the part of not just a company, but a group of people that grew and thrived and cared for each other’s futures.
He and his wife built their first home in Madera California and in 1973 their only child, CarrieAnn Hill was born. This little family of three spent all of their downtime camping, fishing and hunting together and with their neighbors The Gray's. Everyone knew that Norm had a daughter because he was perpetually proud of all of her accomplishments and would brag about her every chance he had. In 1985, CarrieAnn began swimming and Norm never missed a swim meet in the 7 years before her going away to college.
In 1995, Norm and Robbie built their dream home Oakhurst, CA and spent their retirement traveling between their California mountain retreat and their home in Spa Buenavista, Baja Sur Mexico.
Family, fishing and hunting remained Norm’s passions until his last breath.
He met his wife of almost 54 years, Robbie Lee Mathews, when she became his pen pal, while he was stationed overseas. They fell in love over those 2 years of writing to each other and were engaged only one day after they had met in person for the first time. 5 Months later they were married. Their honeymoon was cut short for the opening weekend of pheasant season and this foreshadowed what was to come, as his passion for the outdoors was legendary. After a few short days as husband and wife, they were off to live in Panama for a year, where he finished out his military service.
Upon returning home to the US, they made their home in Kerman, California. He returned to college and began working for Harris Electric in Fresno, CA. He was passionate about history and planned to become a Native American History teacher, but found a career path as an electrical contractor to be more suited to his future goals. His hard work and dedication at Harris Electric eventually led to ownership with his partners Tim and Jerry. Long after Norm's retirement, he was proud and honored to have been the part of not just a company, but a group of people that grew and thrived and cared for each other’s futures.
He and his wife built their first home in Madera California and in 1973 their only child, CarrieAnn Hill was born. This little family of three spent all of their downtime camping, fishing and hunting together and with their neighbors The Gray's. Everyone knew that Norm had a daughter because he was perpetually proud of all of her accomplishments and would brag about her every chance he had. In 1985, CarrieAnn began swimming and Norm never missed a swim meet in the 7 years before her going away to college.
In 1995, Norm and Robbie built their dream home Oakhurst, CA and spent their retirement traveling between their California mountain retreat and their home in Spa Buenavista, Baja Sur Mexico.
Family, fishing and hunting remained Norm’s passions until his last breath.
Norm is survived by his wife Robbie Lee Hill, his daughter CarrieAnn Arias and his brother Rodney Hill and was predeceased by his parents Norman and Annetta Hill.
There are no formal services planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hinds Hospice of Fresno California in Norm's honor.
