Roger Hilsman

When I was a senior in law school at Vanderbilt in 1963, Roger gave a talk to a group of us about his experiences in SE Asia. Little did I know that two years later, I would be in Vietnam as well. That was before I knew that there was a family relationship through the Hil(l)sman family in Tennessee, of which I am also a member, in that my great-great grandmother was Emily Hillsman Mitchum Caldwell, originally from McLemoresville, Tennessee. I am proud to have had this brief contact with Roger.

I so enjoyed our foreign policy course at Columbia spring semester 1968. Fond memories of our small gathering at the Cathedral basement in April. Appreciate your government service over the years and guidance as a teacher. My condolences to all of your family. May you Rest In Peace.

Roger was a great neighbor in Lyme. Wehad many impromptu political conversations on the road, as well as more formal Democrat talks and events at their house, and I will remember his energy and strong opinions on a wide range of subjects!

Hope you will stay in touch when you come to Lyme

I am devastated. Roger is my cousin, and I have known him all my life. Not as a war hero, or foreign policy expert, or friend of presidents – but as enthusiastic, loving, generous, hospitable, larger than life. He went out of his way to visit us in UWisconsin student housing during the Vietnam war (there were protests), he opened the Washington house and New York apartment to us many times, he exuberantly hosted wonderful Chinese dinners at a little restaurant upstairs on Broadway – ordering...

Dear Mrs. Hilsman, Hoyt, Amy , Ashby and Sarah.
A loss for all of us. I remember our days at Leland Street with great fondness . Please accept my condolences.
Gopa
PS would you please mail me your contact details at [email protected]? I would like to call and speak with Mrs. Hilsman.

Please accept my condolences. As a decendant of a Hillsman family member, I am proud to claim a relationship.

As a law student at Vanderbilt, I met Roger when he delivered a lecture on Vietnam in the early 1960's. The validity of the opinions he voiced was established during my service in Vietnam in 1965 as a US Marine.

As an Assistant United States Attorney, I met Ashby at a seminar on bank fraud at Main Justice in Washington, so my interest in the surviving family has a...

Thank you all for your messages. Granddaddy was a great man and will be missed but not forgotten. He will continue to be an inspiration to me and others who had the privilege of knowing him. Soldier, Scholar, and Statesman.

Some of my favorite childhood memories where the times spent at your home. My sincerest condolences to the Hilsman Family.

Our sincerest condolences to the Hilsman family. So sorry for your loss.