John Walter "Slim" Hall Jr.

HALL, John Walter "Slim" Jr., of Richmond, took his journey to the Lord in Heaven on Monday, June 28. Slim was a loving and committed husband for 61 years and was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth S. "Betty" Hall, whom he cared for through many years of illness. He is survived by his children, John Walter Hall III (Janet) of Sandston, Kenneth A. Hall (Terry) of Sandston and Vicki Hall Rodriguez (Lou) of Mechanicsville. Papa Slim was so proud to have 10 grandchildren, Shawn, Todd, Michele and Michael Rodriguez, Karen Smith, Michael Hall, Kimberly Clarke, Cherie Batkins, Aimee and Kayla Hall. In addition, Papa Slim was blessed with 11 great-grandchildren, Mikolas, Shane, Makenzie and Brodi Rodriguez, Michael and Samantha Hall, Jalyn and Carmen Batkins, Alayna Clarke, Shelby Smith and Alivia Boyd. He is also survived by his sisters, Doris McClammy and Roenah Pitts; and his devoted caregiver and adopted family member, Delores Carol Gray and her son, James. Slim was a veteran of the U.S. Army and proudly served in WWII with the 73rd Medical Battalion Depot Company, 45th Infantry, 5th Army from October of 1942 until November of 1945, taking him through North Africa, Italy and Germany. In the process, he received the European African Middle Eastern Theater medal with four campaign stars, the Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. After his years of service, Slim was a proud and loyal member of IBEW Local 666 for nearly 60 years. Slim will be remembered by the many whose lives he touched throughout his nearly 90 years. He was a hero on many levels and his family was most proud of his humility, compassion, generosity and commitment. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 1, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where services will be held Friday, July 2, at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Washington Memorial Park.



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