Courtney Sullivan Hill, 30, loving mother and devoted wife, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at her Southaven residence. Courtney is survived by her husband of 8 years, Robert Edward Hill; her daughter, Madison Elise Hill; her father, Dr. Randy Sullivan (Pam) of Hernando; her mother, Christ Vanelli of Hernando; her sister, Ashley Berryhill of Southaven; grandparents, Paul and Rusty Barrrett of Saltillo, MS; and Melvin and Allene Sullivan of Grenada, MS. A visitation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 5 8 p.m. at Cornerstone Church 5998 Elmore Road Southaven, MS 38671. Funeral Services will be Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Church. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure P. O. Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309 or call 1-877 GO KOMEN to donate. Memorial Park Funeral Home (Published in The Commercial Appeal on November 18, 2009)
For Courtney Hill, it was never about the money, say those who worked with her. A young mother and former high school biology teacher, Mrs. Hill brought suit against a Memphis gynecologist who had advised her--on the basis of a manual check instead of an ultrasound or mammogram--not to worry about a lump in her breast because it was probably a harmless cyst or fatty deposit. year and a half later, in February 2005, she was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 breast cancer. In a Memphis trial that ended four months ago, Mrs. Hill and her husband Robert won $23.6 million--the largest jury award in a medical malpractice case in Tennessee history. She later agreed to a confidential settlement. Mrs. Hill, 30, who succumbed to the cancer in her Southaven home Monday evening, pursued litigation against Dr. Claudia Moise to help other women avoid the same fate, and to prevent other husbands and young children from losing their wives and mothers, said Jim Lees, the Charleston, W.Va., lawyer who was lead counsel in the case.
"She told me the very first time I met her she was doing this to bring attention so that when lumps are found in women, women always get a test," Lees said. He said that after rendering the verdict, jurors told him they "didn't believe Courtney and Robert brought that lawsuit for money." Mrs. Hill lived longer than most with her diagnosis, achieving her goals of reaching her 30th birthday and traveling with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter, Madison, to Disney World. Lees said Mrs. Hill told him her main goal toward the end was "building memories" for Robert and Madison. Jan Sawyer, a documentary specialist who reviews important legal cases, interviewed Mrs. Hill and was struck by her courage, spirit and determination. No matter how someone may feel about malpractice suits, "it's hard to fault a woman who so adamantly and resolutely pursued something that was so important to her, despite her own deteriorating physical condition," Sawyer said. "She was an inspiration to me." In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Hill leaves her father, Dr. Randy Sullivan of Hernando; her mother, Chris Vanelli of Hernando, and a sister, Ashley Berryhill of Southaven. Services will be noon today at Cornerstone Church at 5998 Elmore in Southaven, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265-0309. (By Tom Charlier, Published in The Commercial Appeal 11/19/2009)
For Courtney Hill, it was never about the money, say those who worked with her. A young mother and former high school biology teacher, Mrs. Hill brought suit against a Memphis gynecologist who had advised her--on the basis of a manual check instead of an ultrasound or mammogram--not to worry about a lump in her breast because it was probably a harmless cyst or fatty deposit. year and a half later, in February 2005, she was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 breast cancer. In a Memphis trial that ended four months ago, Mrs. Hill and her husband Robert won $23.6 million--the largest jury award in a medical malpractice case in Tennessee history. She later agreed to a confidential settlement. Mrs. Hill, 30, who succumbed to the cancer in her Southaven home Monday evening, pursued litigation against Dr. Claudia Moise to help other women avoid the same fate, and to prevent other husbands and young children from losing their wives and mothers, said Jim Lees, the Charleston, W.Va., lawyer who was lead counsel in the case.
"She told me the very first time I met her she was doing this to bring attention so that when lumps are found in women, women always get a test," Lees said. He said that after rendering the verdict, jurors told him they "didn't believe Courtney and Robert brought that lawsuit for money." Mrs. Hill lived longer than most with her diagnosis, achieving her goals of reaching her 30th birthday and traveling with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter, Madison, to Disney World. Lees said Mrs. Hill told him her main goal toward the end was "building memories" for Robert and Madison. Jan Sawyer, a documentary specialist who reviews important legal cases, interviewed Mrs. Hill and was struck by her courage, spirit and determination. No matter how someone may feel about malpractice suits, "it's hard to fault a woman who so adamantly and resolutely pursued something that was so important to her, despite her own deteriorating physical condition," Sawyer said. "She was an inspiration to me." In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Hill leaves her father, Dr. Randy Sullivan of Hernando; her mother, Chris Vanelli of Hernando, and a sister, Ashley Berryhill of Southaven. Services will be noon today at Cornerstone Church at 5998 Elmore in Southaven, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265-0309. (By Tom Charlier, Published in The Commercial Appeal 11/19/2009)
Courtney Sullivan Hill, 30, loving mother and devoted wife, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at her Southaven residence. Courtney is survived by her husband of 8 years, Robert Edward Hill; her daughter, Madison Elise Hill; her father, Dr. Randy Sullivan (Pam) of Hernando; her mother, Christ Vanelli of Hernando; her sister, Ashley Berryhill of Southaven; grandparents, Paul and Rusty Barrrett of Saltillo, MS; and Melvin and Allene Sullivan of Grenada, MS. A visitation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 5 8 p.m. at Cornerstone Church 5998 Elmore Road Southaven, MS 38671. Funeral Services will be Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Church. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure P. O. Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309 or call 1-877 GO KOMEN to donate. Memorial Park Funeral Home (Published in The Commercial Appeal on November 18, 2009)
For Courtney Hill, it was never about the money, say those who worked with her. A young mother and former high school biology teacher, Mrs. Hill brought suit against a Memphis gynecologist who had advised her--on the basis of a manual check instead of an ultrasound or mammogram--not to worry about a lump in her breast because it was probably a harmless cyst or fatty deposit. year and a half later, in February 2005, she was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 breast cancer. In a Memphis trial that ended four months ago, Mrs. Hill and her husband Robert won $23.6 million--the largest jury award in a medical malpractice case in Tennessee history. She later agreed to a confidential settlement. Mrs. Hill, 30, who succumbed to the cancer in her Southaven home Monday evening, pursued litigation against Dr. Claudia Moise to help other women avoid the same fate, and to prevent other husbands and young children from losing their wives and mothers, said Jim Lees, the Charleston, W.Va., lawyer who was lead counsel in the case.
"She told me the very first time I met her she was doing this to bring attention so that when lumps are found in women, women always get a test," Lees said. He said that after rendering the verdict, jurors told him they "didn't believe Courtney and Robert brought that lawsuit for money." Mrs. Hill lived longer than most with her diagnosis, achieving her goals of reaching her 30th birthday and traveling with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter, Madison, to Disney World. Lees said Mrs. Hill told him her main goal toward the end was "building memories" for Robert and Madison. Jan Sawyer, a documentary specialist who reviews important legal cases, interviewed Mrs. Hill and was struck by her courage, spirit and determination. No matter how someone may feel about malpractice suits, "it's hard to fault a woman who so adamantly and resolutely pursued something that was so important to her, despite her own deteriorating physical condition," Sawyer said. "She was an inspiration to me." In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Hill leaves her father, Dr. Randy Sullivan of Hernando; her mother, Chris Vanelli of Hernando, and a sister, Ashley Berryhill of Southaven. Services will be noon today at Cornerstone Church at 5998 Elmore in Southaven, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265-0309. (By Tom Charlier, Published in The Commercial Appeal 11/19/2009)
For Courtney Hill, it was never about the money, say those who worked with her. A young mother and former high school biology teacher, Mrs. Hill brought suit against a Memphis gynecologist who had advised her--on the basis of a manual check instead of an ultrasound or mammogram--not to worry about a lump in her breast because it was probably a harmless cyst or fatty deposit. year and a half later, in February 2005, she was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 breast cancer. In a Memphis trial that ended four months ago, Mrs. Hill and her husband Robert won $23.6 million--the largest jury award in a medical malpractice case in Tennessee history. She later agreed to a confidential settlement. Mrs. Hill, 30, who succumbed to the cancer in her Southaven home Monday evening, pursued litigation against Dr. Claudia Moise to help other women avoid the same fate, and to prevent other husbands and young children from losing their wives and mothers, said Jim Lees, the Charleston, W.Va., lawyer who was lead counsel in the case.
"She told me the very first time I met her she was doing this to bring attention so that when lumps are found in women, women always get a test," Lees said. He said that after rendering the verdict, jurors told him they "didn't believe Courtney and Robert brought that lawsuit for money." Mrs. Hill lived longer than most with her diagnosis, achieving her goals of reaching her 30th birthday and traveling with her husband and their 5-year-old daughter, Madison, to Disney World. Lees said Mrs. Hill told him her main goal toward the end was "building memories" for Robert and Madison. Jan Sawyer, a documentary specialist who reviews important legal cases, interviewed Mrs. Hill and was struck by her courage, spirit and determination. No matter how someone may feel about malpractice suits, "it's hard to fault a woman who so adamantly and resolutely pursued something that was so important to her, despite her own deteriorating physical condition," Sawyer said. "She was an inspiration to me." In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Hill leaves her father, Dr. Randy Sullivan of Hernando; her mother, Chris Vanelli of Hernando, and a sister, Ashley Berryhill of Southaven. Services will be noon today at Cornerstone Church at 5998 Elmore in Southaven, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265-0309. (By Tom Charlier, Published in The Commercial Appeal 11/19/2009)
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