HOULTON – Clyde T. Hiltz, 82, died Aug. 10, 2008, at the Caribou Veterans’ Home. He was born May 27, 1926, in Jay (Beans Corner), the son of George E. And Maude (Clark) Hiltz. Clyde enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the infantry until transferring to the Army Air Force, pursuing a career in law enforcement. He retired in the grade of master sergeant as an Air Force police supervisor and criminal investigator. After his military career, he worked for Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and at Ricker College, before organizing the Houlton Ambulance Service, where he was director for 16 years. During this time he worked part-time in law enforcement with Houlton Police Department and Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department until 1978, when he was appointed bail commissioner for the Maine District and Superior Court systems. In 1991 the American Police Hall of Fame presented Clyde with the J. Edgar Hoover Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Clyde is survived by his daughter, Beth (Hiltz) Boulier and her husband, Randy; and granddaughter, Amanda Boulier, all of Houlton. He also leaves many relatives throughout Maine and New Hampshire. He was predeceased by his wife of 37 years, Virginia Jenny (Cumming) Hiltz; and 11 brothers and sisters. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Friends who wish may make gifts in Clyde’s memory to Clyde Hiltz memorial fund, care of Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park St., Houlton, ME 04730.
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