Dale Stewart (Walker) Hill
Obituary
Los Gatos resident from 1965 – 2018
Dale Stewart Hill died peacefully in the presence of her family. She was born and raised in Pasadena, the first child of Dorothy and Frederick Walker. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UC Berkeley in 1949, followed by a certificate in Physical Therapy from UCSF in 1950. At Cal she met her husband, Robert Hill, PhD. They wed in 1951 and would go on to have three sons. They raised their family first in Orinda and then in Los Gatos. Dale moved to the senior community at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek in early 2018.
Dale devoted her active years to raising a family and running the household while also pursuing her passion for community service through volunteer and civic organizations. Her activities include many achievements in addition to long term membership and leadership positions:
- American Association of University Women, board member in the 1960s – 70s.
- Los Gatos-Saratoga-Monte Sereno League of Women Voters; President from 1971 – 73
- Santa Clara County Charter Review Committee; Chair 1973-75
- Santa Clara County Grand Jury; Forewoman 1974 – 75 (first woman appointee since 1919).
- Los Gatos Planning Commission; 1976 – 82 (2 years as Vice-Chair)
- Los Gatos Union School District Facilities Committee, Chair 1979 – 81
- League of Women Voters of California; State Board, Vice-President for Management and Training 1981 – 85
- Santa Clara County 2020 Open Space Task Force; 1986 – 87
- Live Oak Adult Day Services (Los Gatos); board member from 1986-97
- Library Board of the Town of Los Gatos; Chair from 1996 – 97
- Friends of the Los Gatos Library, President 1998 – 99
Honors and awards (partial list):
- San Jose Mercury-News Woman of Achievement in Community Service award, 1976
- AAUW Named Grant Honoree, 1978
- Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission, Award of Special Recognition, 1990
- Los Gatos Senior of Distinction, 1990
- San Jose Junior League "Silver Bowl Award" for Volunteer Recognition, 1991
- Live Oak Adult Day Services, Board Leadership Award, 1997
Predeceased by her husband and by her brothers Robert and Stewart, Dale is survived by her sons Barry (Mildred) of Benicia, CA, Allan (Mary Jayne) of Forestville, CA, and Lorin (Anne) of Berkeley, CA, as well as seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life event will be held at a later date. Inquiries may be sent to lorin.f.hill@gmail.com
Friends are invited to contribute in her memory to any non-profit organization that works to preserve and strengthen voting rights and to resist the current assault on civil society and our democratic institutions.
Published in Los Gatan · October 21, 2022