Don Hill passed away according to friends on Saturday night. Hill, a former member of the Dallas City Council and Mayor Pro Tem, was convicted in 2009 of bribery and was sentenced to 18 years in prison and was serving his sentence in North Carolina. He received a “compassionate” release on Friday in light of his diagnosis of Stage 4 prostate cancer. Hill battled cancer for two years before passing away in Dallas this weekend.
His passing was confirmed by his former attorney Ray Jackson to KXAS-TV (NBC5).
Hill received a diagnosis of Stage 4 prostate cancer two years ago and was granted “compassionate” release from a federal prison in North Carolina on Friday. He had been serving 18 years for bribery after a conviction in 2009.
His wife Shelia Farrington was also convicted and sentenced to serve nine years. She received a “compassionate release” two years ahead of schedule in February 2016 because of her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
