Outstanding Citizen Of The Year - Bill Hazelgrove

The “Outstanding Citizen Of The Year” for Windsor - Bertie County was announced tonight at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner. Mary Davis announced the honoree. Bill Hazelgrove was the person chosen.

Mary Davis Presents Bill Hazelgrove With Award Recognizing Him As "Outstanding Citizen Of The Year"

Mary shared some of Bill's background and accomplishments. Most important of all, Bill has been married for over 50 years to Jessie Cowan Hazelgrove, who is from Windsor, and the owner of local real estate firm Hazelgrove Realty. Bill and Jessie have 3 children.

Some of the highlights of Bill's career include: Company Commander with the 45th Division in Korea where he won the Bronze Star with V cluster (for Valor). Bill worked with Great American Insurance and became General Manager of Alabama. Bill's dedication to children led him to accept the position as Director of the "Virginia Home for Boys and Girls" in Richmond, a position he served for 17 years. In this position Bill has positively impacted literally hundreds of children who admire him and love him. Bill joined Dryden Oil Company as Regional Sales Manager for a period before he returned with Jessie to Windsor to become Director of the Windsor - Bertie County Chamber of Commerce for the last 9 Years, retiring just under one year ago. Bill was responsible for a great number of accomplishments for our area, and was the person who founded the "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" honor 5 years ago.

Bill Hazelgrove Accepts Honor With His Usual Style

Bill was extremely gracious and humble in his acceptance comments, as he always is. Bill is one of the best loved people in this area and the award was a very popular choice.