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RICHARD E. HALL
Richard E. Hall
Age 83, of Wilmington, DE. passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Christiana Hospital after a brief illness.
Richard was born in Port Deposit, MD, graduated from Rising Sun High School in 1943 and attended the University of Maryland where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity and ROTC. He retired from G.M. in 1984 after 37 years service. He was a volunteer for the Wilmington & Western Railroad and a member of the Historic Red Clay Valley Association for 50 years. Dick was also a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society, Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA and a lifetime member of the National Railway Historical Society. Dick was a railway historian, author and technical advisor. He was a member of the Richardson Park UM Church and the Masonic Harmony Lodge #53 A.M. & F.M. of Port Deposit, MD for 60 years.
Richard is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary (Winant), three sons, C. Curtis Hall (Onie Passmore), Theodore E. (Patricia) and John W. (Jacki) his two brothers H. Howard Hall and John C. Hall and his grandchildren, Bradley, Sierra, Laura, Leslie and Heather Hall.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday September 15, 2009 at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3710 Kirkwood Hwy., at Duncan Rd. at 11:00 AM where friends may call after 9:30. A Masonic service will be held at 10:45 AM. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Canine Partners for Life, P.O. Box 170, Cochranville, PA 19330.
For online condolences visit www.mccreryfuneralhome.com 302-478-2204
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