Lee Robinson Hill Jr. ’84

Rob died Sept. 5, 2025, at the age of 64, when the plane in which he was giving a flight lesson crashed near Denver.

Rob graduated from Denver’s Manual High School, where he was a two-time Colorado state champion in tennis and the No. 2-ranked junior nationally in squash.

At Princeton, Rob was an officer at Cap & Gown and was captain of the men’s squash team, winning two national intercollegiate team titles and being named first team All-American three times. After graduating with a B.S.E. in civil engineering, he played professional singles and doubles on tour with the World Professional Squash Association, which he served as president, and he continued playing competitive tennis and squash throughout his life.

His career included roles in the sports, telecom, and tech industries in the U.S. and in Madrid, Spain.

Rob was a loving father and husband whose family were also racquet sports champions: each of his four children was a state tennis champion, and he and his wife of 34 years Julie won multiple mixed doubles national championships during and subsequent to their time living in Spain.

Rob will be remembered as an energetic, thoughtful, adventurous, silly, and loving friend whose presence reverberated in celebrated ways.

Rob is survived by Julie; children Robby, Drew, Eliza, and Nicole; brother Wayne; and mother Claudia. He was predeceased by his father Lee ’45 and brother Andy.