Before that, he had been a distribution coordinator at another firm for 15 years.
On his days off, he enjoyed fishing with his brother and was a keen golfer.
“Everyone around here that knew Ken all say he was such a caring, friendly person,” said Marlene.
“We miss him greatly and obviously, the circumstances surrounding his death, we are not happy with.”
A family photo of Ken Hill being interviewed after winning a golf tournament.
- Credit: Rob Hill
'Petrified of needles’
But, they insisted, he had no history of using intravenous drugs.
According to sister-in-law Katie, he was “petrified of needles”.