Obituary of Dean Lewis Hall

Dean L Hall, 84, passed away in his home on September 24, 2006. A celebration of his life will be held at the family home in Gig Harbor on October 5th at 3pm. Please dress comfortably and warm. The address is 7201 Ray Nash Drive NW Gig Harbor, WA 98335 253-851-2281 Directions: Take Highway 16 off I-5 Go over the Narrows Bridge Take the WOLLOCHET DR NW / CITY CENTER Exit Stay STRAIGHT to go onto STINSON AVE Turn LEFT onto ROSEDALE ST NW Turn LEFT onto RAY NASH DR NW Go .7 mile and the house will be on the left side across from Island View Grocery Store. Remembrances can be sent to: Francisican Hospice 2901 Bridgeport Way W. University Place , WA 98466-4631 Julie Rudsit (253) 428-8483 julierudsit@fhshealth.org We would like to also thank Tracey, Rob, Chris from Franciscan Hospice & Lydia from Peggy's Sitters. You were incredible and made Dad's last days comfortable and happy. You also helped all of us through a difficult time. We are very grateful for the total support you showed us. To contact a family member, please call Dick Hall (son) at 253-851-3393 or Pat Schmidt (daughter) at 253-851-9269. Dean was born in Colville , WA , October 11, 1921. He grew up in Coeur d’Alene , ID where he excelled in sports. He met his wife of over 40 years, Kay Roche Hall, in Coeur d’Alene , ID. He served in the Navy during WWII. Dean & Kay lived in the Queen Anne and Magnolia area until they retired to Gig Harbor in 1983. Dean was the sales manager for Le Roux Men’s Clothing store in Magnolia for many years. He has many great stories and fond memories about all the people who worked and lived in “The Village”. Kay passed away suddenly in 1988. Dean loved to play golf, see his grandchildren & great grandchildren, garden and “fix” things. Dean has 2 sons, Dick & Tom and 2 daughters, Pat & Kelley. Dick and his wife, Frankie, live in Gig Harbor and have 5 children, Elesa, Anna-sara, Max, Lindsay and Mee Jee. They also have 9 grandchildren and another on the way. Elesa & Paul Schmidt’s children are John Thomas, Graham, Hall and Cynthia. Anna-sara & Ian Home’s children are Eleanor, Molly & Josie. Lindsay & Justin Bennett’s children are Alice and another baby due in December. Max & April Hall’s child is Samantha. And Mee Jee is just starting her first year at U of W. Tom Hall lives in San Francisco with his 9 year old daughter, Emily. Pat and her husband, David Schmidt, have 1 son, Ryan, 20, and live in Gig Harbor . Kelley and her husband Jeff Wells, live in West Virginia . After Kay’s death in 1988, Dean attended his 50th high school class reunion in Coeur d’ Alene , ID where he met Betty Green. They had gone to grade school & high school together. As the story goes, Dean was the first boy that Betty ever danced with. So after knowing each other for over 60 years, they married in 1989. Dean & Betty had a wonderful life. They had taken many trips to see the USA and Canada . Together, they loved to plot out the next year’s garden and worked hard to make the garden beautiful. It was always spectacular. They were very lucky to have found each other. Betty will be moving to Arizona to live near her son and daughter in law, Bob & Laurie Green. Dean had a happy and fulfilling life. He made an impression everywhere he went. He was the patriarch of 3 generations and will be missed. We were blessed to have him for a dad, grandpa, grandpapa, husband, relative, neighbor & friend. Arrangements by Edwards Memorial Center 253-566-1008