Kirk Brian Hille

Kirk Brian Hille, 60, unexpectedly passed away on July 3, 2018 in Ritzville, WA.

Lovingly known as “The Captain” to those close to him, Kirk was born on July 14, 1957 to Eugene “Babe” Hille and Davida (Dirks) Hille.

Raised in Washtucna, he was only five years old when he first started driving tractor on his family’s wheat farm. Farming was in his blood and was never far from his heart. Kirk always considered himself a “farm boy from Washtucna,” and made many lifelong friends through farming in the Palouse and the Columbia Basin.

Kirk met the love of his life, Connie Hoffman, in 1971. Connie th...