William Robert Hall Jr.1 
M, #36924, b. Feb 14, 1917, d. May 4, 2003
| Father* | William Robert Hall Sr.1 b. circa 1891 |
| Mother* | Maria R. Wentzel1 b. circa 1887 |
Family | Mary Martha L'Ecuyer b. Sep 25, 1917, d. Sep 20, 2004 | |
| Child | ||
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | Feb 14, 1917 | William Robert Hall Jr. was born on Feb 14, 1917 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States .1 |
| He was the son of William Robert Hall Sr. and Maria R. Wentzel.1 | ||
| Marriage* | circa 1952 | William Robert Hall Jr. married Mary Martha L'Ecuyer, daughter of David Ernest L'Ecuyer and Nellie Ellen Touchette, circa 1952.1 |
| Death* | May 4, 2003 | William Robert Hall Jr. died on May 4, 2003, at age 86 at Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, from coronary artery disease.1 |
| Cremated* | May 5, 2003 | He was cremated on May 5, 2003 at Adirondack-Burlington Cremation Service, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, as stated on the Vermont Death Certificate.2 |
| Obituary | May 6, 2003 | OBITUARY: William R. “Chief” Hall, Jr., 86, of Jericho, VT, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, May 4, 2003, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, on Feb. 14, 1917, son of the late William R. Hall Sr., and Maria R. (Wentzel) Hall. In 1935, Bill was living in Staten Island, NY. He was employed at United Shipyard and at Bethlehem Steel for about 15 years. While serving with the Merchant Marines in 1939, he sailed with American Republic Lines on the S.S. Uruguay; in 1940, the Santa Lucia Grace Line. It was also in 1940 that he married the former Mary M. L’Ecuyer. In 1945, he sailed aboard the Blue Ridge Victory Troop Ship in Italy, France and Africa. In 1947, he was aboard the tanker Wallace E. Pratt from Bayonne, NJ to Baytown, TX and from 1948 to 1951, Army Engineer Dredge Goethals and Dredge Saonnes. In 1951, Bill moved to Colchester and worked for Sherman Electric, General Electric, and at the firing range in Jericho for nine years. In 1955, he enlisted with the U.S.C.B. Reserve as construction electrician chief, retiring in 1977. He was also employed with A.C. Senical Co. of Shrewsbury, MA, and then worked at the University of Vermont for 15 years as a master electrician from 1965 to 1979. Bill loved hunting and fishing and enjoyed going to UVM basketball and soccer games. Bill is survived by his wife, Mary Hall; two daughters, Sharon M. Brigham and her husband, Todd, and Deborah A. Brodeur and her husband, Steve; son-in-law, Doug Crowley; eight grandchildren, Tom Crowley, Vanessa Crowley, Sandra Thibault and her husband, Norman, Allyson Crowley-Webster and her husband, Francis, Jennifer Brodeur, Rob Prim, and Lisa Jones and her husband, Morris; great-grandchildren, Brittany, Brandon, Bryan, Michael, John, Susan, Alex, Melissa, Gary and Ryan; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a daughter, Mary M. Crowley, and by a grandson, William “Billy” Crowley. The Hall family would like to give special thanks to the Jericho-Underhill Lions Club, the Chittenden County Dialysis Unit, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Green Mountain Nursing Home and all the doctors and nurses who cared for all Bill’s needs. A celebration of William’s life will be held Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 11 a.m. in the United Christian Assembly, 100 Raceway Road, Jericho. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chittenden County Dialysis Unit, 35 Joy Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403. Visiting hours will be Tuesday, May 6, 2003 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the LaVigne Funeral Home, 132 Main St., Winooski, VT. Published in The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, VT, May 6, 2003.3 |
Military * | Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2. | |