▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁National ▁Guard ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁( Se pt . ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁until ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Mayor ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 7 6 ▁where ▁was ▁nick named ▁" The ▁People ' s ▁Mayor ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁ren omin ated ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁Taylor ▁Hospital ▁Community ▁Board ▁by ▁Mayor ▁Paul ▁Fra im . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁community ▁service ▁roles , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁executive . ▁ ▁He ▁sold ▁commercial ▁pla c ements ▁for ▁W T AR ▁radio . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁station ▁manager ▁for ▁W C MS ▁radio . ▁ ▁Then ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁C ox ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁Stewart ▁Hill ▁for ▁ 5 1 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁married ▁Mar jor ie ▁Bat ty ▁De y ▁Hill . ▁ ▁Awards ▁He ▁was ▁received ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁as ▁Nor folk ' s ▁First ▁Cit izen ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Nor