Ever wonder about those amazing, resilient characters we learn about in the movies or on the pages of a great book - how they travel through the darkest of tunnels only to come out the other end, like a phoenix rising? Get ready to meet one such character in this months' Customer Spotlight - Eddie Hill, resident of Economy Hotel Roswell.

Hill had it rough from the start, literally. At only one years' old, Hill lost both his parents in a car accident. "I don't even know what they looked like," said Hill. His childhood memories are bleak, not at all reminiscing of being bounced around in the foster care system and getting singled out at school for being a slow learner.

Ever since dropping out of high school, Hill was incarcerated twice; the first time was for twenty years in Fort Meyers, Florida. "I grew up with bad influences, but I wasn't going to snitch on them," said Hill. "The police gave me an ultimatum and when I wouldn't snitch they put me in jail."

As one can imagine, being stuck in prison for that long hampers our ability to get an education or a job. Yet Hill still tried to start up a landscaping business shortly after he got out of prison in 2002. Unfortunately, just a few years later, he became a victim of identity theft, which Hill believes led to his second incarceration and imprisonment for another six months.

"I was deteriorated from a mental perspective," explains Hill. "Being locked up for that long has an effect on your body." Even still, Hill tried to earn ends meat by doing a few roofing jobs. It wasn't long until his health suffered, and he ended up on disability. A few years later, Hill decided to leave Florida and move back to Georgia where he was born.

Although he continues to find himself under police suspicion because of his incarceration history, Hill is still happy he made the move. "I've been in Georgia now for four years, haven't been to jail yet!" said Hill.

Another reason he's pleased to be back is because of his new home at Economy Hotel Roswell and the support he receives from its staff.

"Whenever I'm feeling bad I go and speak to Candis. She's always in a good mood, it motivates me," explains Hill. "Monique is also very nice to me. They're both a real blessing and my proof that God always kept his hands on me."

If you see Hill hanging out around Roswell, be sure to wish him Happy 50 as he's turning 50 years young this year!