Garret Evan Hill

Garret Hill August 27, 2002 – April 21, 2024

Garret was born a Pittsburgh Steelers fan thanks to his dad, and his love for the Steelers never wavered. He enjoyed watching the games with his family while always passionately rooting on the black & yellow.

Garret grew up in Dublin, CA. He loved playing sports and was a natural born athlete with tremendous abil­ity that spanned many sports. He excelled in soccer, baseball, basketball, and football. He attended Valley Christian School in Dublin from Pre-K through 8th grade consistently making the honor roll, and he made many lifelong friends. He was chosen by his classmates to lay the wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C. on his 8th grade trip. What an honor since he loved his country and our military! He then moved to Pleasanton, CA and attended Foothill High School where he made many more friends and enjoyed campus life very much.

He played football and JV basketball his first year of high school. Starting sophomore year, he put all his focus into his passionate love of basketball. He played varsity basketball his sophomore and junior year, making scholar athlete every year. He was an excellent shooting guard, and it would not be uncommon for Garret to make five to six 3-point shots in a single game. He excelled as a defensive player and had great court awareness, always getting his teammates involved. He demonstrated great leadership skills on all his sports teams ever since he was a young boy.

Garret really loved many genres of music but particularly the 60s and 70s. He loved all the great lyrics and melodies that the older music embraced, and he particularly enjoyed the music of Motown. He often played DJ in the car for the family. He also loved to go on family vacations with Maui being his favorite place to visit. Garret was a huge dog lover, and his dogs were never far from him.

He had a great sense of humor and loved comedy. He was incredibly thoughtful of others and always looked out for the underdog. He was extremely smart and intuitive, a great listener and had a good command of many different topics. When Garret was very young, his grandpa often said that Garret was an old soul, and he sure was. He was often teaching us what he learned from the Bible and how it applied to our lives. From an early age, Garret was not shy in talking about his faith. He shared it with people who were struggling and wanted to learn more about God. He even brought more than a handful of people to know Him.

Although Garret is no longer with us physically, we know he is still all around us, and we cannot wait until we see him again. He is so dearly missed by his parents, Scott and Lisa, his sisters, Allie and Natalie, his "brothers," Angelo, Elliot and Eric, and many other relatives and friends. He is predeceased by his grandpa Ron, grandma Evy, grandma Dianne, great grandma Olivia, and great grandma Margie.

Until we see you again, G, we love you so much!

James 1:2-4