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”.