Janet Lee Hilton

1935 - 2017

Hilton, Janet Lee
Janet Lee Hilton, 81, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away on November 26, 2017. Janet was born in Pensacola, Florida on December 27, 1935 daughter of William A. Stuart and Janet Lee Stuart. Her father was a career Naval Officer and during her childhood she lived in many Naval towns and bases coast to coast. She graduated from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia with a degree in Chemistry and then worked for The Stanford Research Institute. Janet married Allan D. Hilton (1933-1996) in 1958 and they moved to Arizona to teach at The Orme School, where she was affectionately known as Shorty. She taught, coached and advised many students during her 27 years at Orme, which she always remembered as the best of times. In 1985 they moved to Scottsdale to develop an Admissions program for The Judson School. After the death of Al, she worked as office manager for Financial Discovery Associates and the law firm of Gibney and Associates. Janet was an active member of the Legend Trail Home Owner Committee before moving into the Vi at Silverstone. Janet is survived by daughters Pamela Cerchie (Dino) and Leslie Uhlenbruck (Klaus) and son Allan Hilton, grandchildren Thomas and Taylor Cerchie, Benjamin, Stephanie and Timothy Uhlenbruck, and Alayna and Rowan Hilton, brother William A. Stuart II and sister Mary Melinda McCabe. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her. A celebration of Janet's life will be announced at a future date. Contributions in her memory may be made to The Orme School, HC 63, Box 3040, Mayer, Arizona 86333.