Jimmy Hill, American killed in Ukraine, stayed to help sick partner

• James ‘Jimmy’ Hill died Thursday when he ventured outdoors a hospital in Chernihiv to seek out meals.
• He was there caring for his sick companion and ‘refused to depart her bedside,’ household say.
• Hill was an American lecturer who grew up in Minnesota and taught in Ukraine and all through Europe for greater than 20 years.

At the same time as Russian forces massed on the border with Ukraine and the U.S. authorities urged Individuals to depart the nation, Jimmy Hill did not flee. As a substitute, he drove even nearer to Russian territory in quest of therapy for his life companion, who was sick.

James Whitney Hill, 67, was killed by Russian artillery fireplace in Ukraine this week, no less than the second American to die there for the reason that invasion started Feb. 24. Earlier than his loss of life, he touched lives world wide via educating and storytelling, family and friends advised USA TODAY.