What:
The Smithfield Post Office Building will be named in honor of former Smithfield, Utah, resident W. Hazen Hillyard for his lifetime of public service. A plaque naming the Post Office Building for Hillyard will be unveiled at the ceremony. The public is invited to attend.
Who:
Family members and friends of W. Hazen Hillyard; Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01); USPS District Manager Ken McArthur; USPS Manager, Post Office Operations Bill Chaus, and Smithfield Postmaster Jeff Wittwer.
When:
10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010
Where:
Smithfield Post Office, 170 N. Main, Smithfield, Utah, 84335
Background:
W. Hazen Hillyard was born June 6, 1893 in Smithfield, Utah, and grew up on his father’s farm. He was very active in his community, twice serving on the Smithfield City Council from 1930-1933 and again from 1964 to 1968. He also served the community as President of the local Kiwanis Club, Chairman of the City Library Board, Chairman of the Smithfield Heritage Society, and Vice Chairman of the Cache Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 1961, he was the recipient of Scouting’s Silver Beaver Award. In 1974 the Smithfield Lion’s Club honored Hillyard with its Outstanding Citizen of the Year award.
Hillyard was appointed Postmaster of Smithfield in 1934. For the next 29 years, he would tirelessly serve the community as Postmaster. Before he retired from the Postal Service in 1963, he was instrumental in bringing city mail delivery to Smithfield. He served as President of the Utah Chapter of the National Postmasters Association in 1952.
Following a lifetime of public service, Hillyard died April 22, 1992, at the age of 99. As a lasting tribute, U.S. Representative Rob Bishop helped to pass federal legislation naming the Smithfield Post Office Building in Hillyard’s honor.
“W. Hazen Hillyard devoted his life to the Smithfield community and its residents,” said Bishop. “The naming of this Post Office is a fitting tribute to the love he had for his community, the many lives he touched and the example he set for others.”
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