Jerry T Hall

We mourn the passing of our good friend, exceptional father, and beloved husband, Jerry Hall. Jerry left this life on Friday, March 8, 2013, in Galveston. He was 71 years young. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at Springtown Church of Christ. Interment: Jaybird Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials: Ghana West Africa Street Children Fund, Springtown Church of Christ, P.O. Box 96, Springtown, Texas 76082; Cook Children's Medical Foundation, 801 W. 7th Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104. A native of Springtown, he was born Feb. 26, 1942, the second son of Melvin and Laverl "Tommie" Hall. A graduate of Springtown High School and North Texas State University (UNT), he received a B.A. in science with plans to coach football and teach biology. He met the love of his life, Elizabeth "Tootie" Roden, on a blind date in 1963, marrying Jan. 4, 1964. He was a lifelong member of Springtown Church of Christ and served as an elder. Jerry coached and taught in the Ganado ISD in South Texas, White Settlement ISD in Fort Worth and Azle ISD where he retired to go into business in 1983. His love of and success in football and track during his high school years served him well as he produced winning teams and track stars. His first airplane flight was to Sacramento where his national champion hurdler was included in the Sacramento National High School Invitational Track and Field Meet. He had several state qualifiers in relays and hurdles in his career. Upon retirement from education, he purchased a granular fertilizer business and made a successful run for 16 years. Since he said he had to "change careers every 16 years," he concentrated on raising cattle, baling hay and Wednesday golf. He was always grateful for the opportunity to purchase the old home place where he spent his childhood and continued to farm until his untimely death. Dealing with heart disease, he was placed on the heart transplant registry in November 2011. In January 2012, he received the call for a new heart and drove to UTMB Galveston for the successful transplant. When asked if he was sure he wanted to drive he said he wanted to think about "something besides what's coming up next!" He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jimmy Hall; infant son; and infant daughter. Jerry never met a stranger and no matter where you went with him, he always ran into some one he knew. He was a caring, compassionate, kind and generous man who was greatly loved and will be missed by his wife of 49 years, Liz "Tootie" Hall; sons, Mike Hall and wife, Sabra, of Springtown, Pat Hall and wife, Lisa, of Fort Worth; daughter, Wendy Hall Kennedy and husband, Kyle, of Springtown; sister, Melinda Bradshaw and husband, Terry, of South Fork, Colo.; brother, Tim Hall and wife, Linda, of Springtown; and grandchildren, Jake Hall, Josh Hall, Zachary Hall, Erin Hall, Savannah Hall and Abby Kennedy.