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By Ron Hayes

    BRINY BREEZES — Shirley Smith-Hill, a former flight attendant, business owner and the wife of Briny Breezes Mayor Michael Hill, died unexpectedly on March 30. She was 66.
    Born Nov. 1, 1949, to Edd Lee and Eleanor Smith, Mrs. Smith-Hill worked as a flight attendant, flying out of Miami, first for National Airlines, which was later acquired by Delta. She retired after 33 years with the airline.
    “After she retired, Shirley went into the antique business,” Hill said, “and she rented space in the Atlantic Antique Mall in Delray Beach for about three years.”
    Mrs. Smith-Hill was also a talented interior designer who fixed up and redecorated the couple’s homes in Highland Beach, where Hill served as the vice mayor, and Delray Beach before they moved to Briny Breezes two years ago.
    “Shirley always had a smile,” Mayor Hill said. “She was a very happy person and always tried to make other people happy, too.”
    In addition to her husband, Mrs. Smith-Hill is survived by three children, Bronwyn of Dublin, Ohio; and Clinton and Brecken, both of Macomb, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Brillhart and Kathy Odle, two brothers, Edd Lee Smith II and John Smith; and several nieces and nephews.
    A visitation was held April 2 at Boynton Memorial Chapel. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231 or at heart.org.