REMEMBERING DICK HILL
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MNN. Jan. 21, 2015. The beautiful words of Hazel Hill describing her husband Dick. He was a hero to us all.
MY HERO
Your strength was like a mountain
Both physical and spiritual the same
Your mind as brilliant as the sunrise
New challenges welcomed as each day came
Both physical and spiritual the same
Your mind as brilliant as the sunrise
New challenges welcomed as each day came
Your spirit was unshakeable
Yet gentle as a breeze
You could tackle any problem
And handle it with ease
Yet gentle as a breeze
You could tackle any problem
And handle it with ease
You stood strong upon your principles
Your mind once set was like a trap
For those who dared to challenge you
Your words stung like they’d been slapped
Your mind once set was like a trap
For those who dared to challenge you
Your words stung like they’d been slapped
You didn’t dress in fancy clothes
Or parade in feathers & fanfare
You didn’t wait for photo ops
All that attention you didn’t care
Or parade in feathers & fanfare
You didn’t wait for photo ops
All that attention you didn’t care
You did your job you didn’t ask
To be told there was no need
You simply stood upon the Law
And others followed by your lead
To be told there was no need
You simply stood upon the Law
And others followed by your lead
Your name was known across the homelands
Each territory knew just who to call
Whenever the Crown would attempt to reign
You’d lead charge and say f**k em all!
Each territory knew just who to call
Whenever the Crown would attempt to reign
You’d lead charge and say f**k em all!
There were those that didn’t like you
Others feared what they could see
But they all learned to respect you
Cause they knew you would succeed
Others feared what they could see
But they all learned to respect you
Cause they knew you would succeed
You didn’t tolerate bullshit
Nor ego driven fools
You’d pointedly put them in their place
Playing only by your own rules
Nor ego driven fools
You’d pointedly put them in their place
Playing only by your own rules
It didn’t matter what title they wore
Nor what commandeering rank
You pulled no punches and spoke your mind
Your message always clear & frank
Nor what commandeering rank
You pulled no punches and spoke your mind
Your message always clear & frank
You didn’t take kindly to two faces
Or people with no mind of their own
Who only repeated what others said
And cowered when truth be shown
Or people with no mind of their own
Who only repeated what others said
And cowered when truth be shown
There were those who thought you arrogant
Others admired your carefree ways
But everyone knew when your truck pulled in
The OPPressors had numbered days
Others admired your carefree ways
But everyone knew when your truck pulled in
The OPPressors had numbered days
From Ganienkeh to Kanesetake
From Gilkison to the Glebe
There was the sewer line in Brantford
And many others in between
From Gilkison to the Glebe
There was the sewer line in Brantford
And many others in between
You helped shut down the thruway
That crossed over Seneca lands
From Tyendinaga to Akwesasne
You were always willing to lend a hand
That crossed over Seneca lands
From Tyendinaga to Akwesasne
You were always willing to lend a hand
From Eagles Nest to Ipperwash
You brought the truth out from the dark
Delivering the map that proved the burial grounds
While Harris cried “I want the F**kin Indians out of the Park”
You brought the truth out from the dark
Delivering the map that proved the burial grounds
While Harris cried “I want the F**kin Indians out of the Park”
You worked tirelessly at Kanonhstaton
Keeping the Peace by whatever means
Took A.R.T. and M.E.L.T. & showed the truth
So they quickly dissolved those teams
Keeping the Peace by whatever means
Took A.R.T. and M.E.L.T. & showed the truth
So they quickly dissolved those teams
You stopped construction of the city lines
At Erie Ave & Birketts Lane
No friendship swayed you stood your ground
Hoping others would do the same
At Erie Ave & Birketts Lane
No friendship swayed you stood your ground
Hoping others would do the same
There was never any question
It was your duty to give support
You said to hell with Crown jurisdiction
And scoffed at injunctions from the courts
It was your duty to give support
You said to hell with Crown jurisdiction
And scoffed at injunctions from the courts
You fought hard and always did your best
To uphold the Law and never bend
Fighting for the land and the people
A true warrior till the very end
To uphold the Law and never bend
Fighting for the land and the people
A true warrior till the very end
A sword and a shield together
Bound together under Creators Law
No earthly man could break the bond
We stood strong throughout it all
Bound together under Creators Law
No earthly man could break the bond
We stood strong throughout it all
A year ago He called you home
Your spirit’s dancing now it’s free
I will always love and miss you Hon
& You will always be a HERO to me
Your spirit’s dancing now it’s free
I will always love and miss you Hon
& You will always be a HERO to me
Written in loving memory for the man who captured my heart, and whose love and memory is my keepsake that I will hold in my heart forever~ my husband, my soul mate ~ Richard (Dick) Hill.
A True Warrior is not measured by the outcome of war, but at having the Courage to have gone in to battle.
Always & Forever
Hazel
January 21, 2015
Hazel
January 21, 2015
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