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Sea of Blue Tuesday for Memphis police lieutenant who died after battling brief illness

The Memphis Police Association said he will leave a giant void on the department and will be greatly missed by his brothers and sisters and blue.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 11/16/2021 - Memphis Police are holding a Sea of Blue Tuesday morning prior to a private graveside service to honor Lt. Michael Hill, who died November 4, 2021.

Officers will begin at M.J. Edwards Funeral Home at 5494 Elvis Presley Blvd at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

They will go north onto Elvis Presley Blvd, east on Shelby Drive, north on I-55, east on I-240, south on Getwell, west on Winchester, and ends at Payne Cemetery at 3888 Winchester Rd.

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11/12/2021 - A Memphis police lieutenant has died after battling a brief illness.

The Memphis Police Association said Lt. Michael Hill died November 4. According to the Memphis Police Department, Hill served Memphis for 33 years, joining the department in 1988.

In a statement, the association wrote Hill will leave a giant void on the department and will be greatly missed by his brothers and sisters and blue.

If you would like to help the association support Hill's family, the association asks that all donations be made through their Facebook page.

To donate, click here.

It is with a very sad heart we announce the death of Memphis Police Lieutenant Michael L. Hill who passed November 4,...

Posted by MPACF on Friday, November 12, 2021

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