68, of Winthrop, formerly of Brookline, passed away on Nov. 10, 2018 after a yearlong valiant battle with stage 4 Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. Beloved husband & best friend of Gail Paris of Winthrop, with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Loving son of Eileen Hill of Newton & the late Martin Hill. Dear brother of Jerold Hill & his wife Patti of Newton, nephew of Myra Freedman of Needham & the late Melvin Freedman & special cousin of Peter Feinberg & his wife Janet of Natick. He is survived by many wonderful nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, & friends. James, known to family & friends as Jim, Jimmy, or Soskie was a graduate of Brookline High School 1968 & Bucknell University 1972. Prior to his retirement in 2017, he was the owner of Paris Distributors. He will be terribly missed by all who were lucky enough to have known him. He had a wonderfully dry sense of humor, was very easy going, & never had a bad word to say about anyone. There was not a day that went by that he didn’t make Gail laugh. James loved the ocean & beach, especially Salisbury Beach, the Red Sox, & the many dogs & Pulik who owned him. Memorial service & celebration of his life will be held at Temple Tifereth Israel 98 Veterans Rd., Winthrop, Wednesday Nov. 14, at 12:00PM. Memorial observance will be held at the home of Gail Paris in Winthrop, Thursday from 2:00PM-8:00PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions in James’ memory can be made to his favorite & special charity: Conquer Cancer Coalition, P.O. Box 973, Framingham, MA. 01701 www.ConquerCancer.org, www.legacy.com Please visit: https://caringbridge.org/visit/jimhill5 to read about Jims journey with cancer.