LAWSON ROY HILLIER June 23, 1941 - August 30, 2018 Article Submitted by Col. Rob Foster It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Lieutenant Colonel L. Roy Hillier, CD (Retired) who commanded the Governor General’s Foot Guards from 1994 to 1997. He passed away surrounded by his family on 30 August 2018 after a brief but bitter battle with lung disease. Born in Newfoundland LCol Roy joined the Canadian Guards in 1958 as a Guardsman and on reduction to null strength