71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY–2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Sponsored by Senator GORDLY
Whereas Josiah Hill III, who was born on February 20, 1939,
spent most of his adult life living in Oregon and working as a
community health activist; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III, after retirement following 23 years of
employment as a physician assistant specializing in orthopedics
and sports and dance medicine, served as the vice chairperson for
health for the Coalition of Black Men; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served on the board of directors of
Physicians for Social Responsibility and was responsible for
coordinating the screening of the blood of children in high-risk
neighborhoods for the presence of high levels of lead; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served on the board of directors of the
African American Health Coalition, which addresses health
disparities and wellness issues in the African American
community; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served as a medical consultant to and
village elder of the Northwest Afrikan American Ballet, offering
medical assistance and guidance to the company; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served as a site coordinator for the
Saturday School program sponsored by the Black United Front; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served as a mentor to fourth and fifth
grade students at Humboldt Elementary School; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served as a member of the Governor’s
Environmental Justice Advisory Council; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III served as cochairperson of the City of
Portland Police Chief’s Forum and its committee on racial
profiling; and
Whereas the African American community and all Oregonians lost
a powerful, passionate and persistent champion in the fight for
social, racial, health and economic justice when Josiah Hill III
passed away on October 12, 2000; and
Whereas Josiah Hill III is survived by his wife, Martha Carter
Hill; his parents, Virginia Humes Hill Galloway and
A. K. Galloway; his daughters, Elizabeth Virginia Simpson and
Delane Kennice Hill; his sons, Josiah Hill IV and Shanti Bay
Hill; his sisters, Veronica K. Jones and Juanita M. Washington;
and four grandchildren; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon:
That we, the members of the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly,
in honor of his lifetime of service to the citizens of Oregon, do
hereby proclaim February 20, 2001, to be Josiah Hill III Day.