William H. Hall Jr.

HALL, William H. Jr., 81, of Richmond, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at his home. He was a son of the late William Henry Hall and Estelle Satterwhite Hall; and is survived by his only and very close brother, James E. Hall and wife, Dorothy; a dear niece, Linda Encinas; an outstanding nephew, James Norman Hall; and his dedicated and faithful partner of 45 years, R. Donald Cook. Mr. Hall graduated from Warsaw High School in 1945. Following his attending 12 grammar and high schools throughout the state of Virginia, he also graduated from Strayer College in Washington, D.C. in 1948, where he received a B.S. degree in accounting and finance. He was employed by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers in Washington, D.C. for 2.5 years. He then served our country during the Korean Conflict in 1950 through 1953 in the U.S. Army's 163rd Military Police Battalion and the Second Army's Headquarters Quartermaster Corps, and was honorably discharged as a 1st Lieutenant. He was employed by Virginia Electric and Power Company for 14 years, the last three of which as Assistant Comptroller, followed by a 17-year employment as Comptroller for the City of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities, from which he retired in 1985. He served on the City of Richmond's Retirement Board for 26 years and was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees for one three-year term and Vice Chairman for two full terms. He also was elected and served as President of the Richmond Association of Retired Employees (RARE) in 2007-2008. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Richmond. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bliley's - Central, 3801 Augusta Avenue, and where a funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.