Outstanding alumnus, leading builder Brice Hill dies Jan. 15

Brice Hill, an outstanding alumnus of Texas A&M’s College of Architecture who became a leader in the construction industry during a career that lasted nearly four decades, died Jan. 15 from complications of diabetes.

A memorial service for Hill will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, January 22 at Church of the Incarnation, [3966 McKinney Ave] (https://www.google.com/maps/place/3966+McKinney+Ave,+Dallas,+TX+75204/@32.810813,-96.792984,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x864e9ed60f401f19:0xcaa8da26f91be71b) . in Dallas. A reception will follow in the church’s Great Hall. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to [The Pegasus Project] (http://www.mypegasusproject.org/) .

Born August 24, 1951 in San Angelo, Texas, Hill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Building Construction at Texas A&M in 1973. He then served in key positions for several prominent firms, including vice president of operations at Austin Commercial, executive vice president of the George Hyman Construction Company, chairman/CEO of Centex Construction Group, president of Constructors & Associates.

He served on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Texas A&M College of Architecture and as the first president of the Department of Construction Science’s [Construction Industry Advisory Council] (http://cosc.arch.tamu.edu/industry/) . He also served on Texas A&M’s Vision 2020 Strategic Planning Committee, the Champions’ Council of the 12 ^th Man Foundation and as an adviser to Pennsylvania State University's Engineering School.

Hill was also a board member for Associated Builders and Contractors’ North Texas and Washington D.C. chapters, executive vice president for the North Texas ABC chapter from 1987 to 1988, and a trustee of the Education Foundation for the Design Build Institute of America.

He coached youth soccer for many years in Dallas and Tarrant counties, headed Habitat for Humanity projects for two years at the Church of the Incarnation and volunteered at the [Austin Street Shelter] (http://www.austinstreet.org/index.html) .

Hill was a devoted family man known for his generosity and loyalty to friends and co-workers and for his love of animals, especially horses.

Survivors include his daughter Heather, of Dallas, daughter Shelby, of Chicago, son Lance and his wife Neiman and their children Bryce and Tate of Dallas, a sister, Linda, of Georgetown and his former wife Cathy, of Chicago.