Gordon Hall Obituary
HALL _ Gordon passed away May 19th, 2007 at the Kiwanis Care Center in North Vancouver at the age of 85. Predeceased by his wife Helen on 48 years, his brother Bev and sister Margaret. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. Gordon was proud to be a fire fighter and dedicated his life to children by being Santa for over 40 years with the fire fighters union. Prior to retirement Gordy reached the level of Battalion Chief with the City of Vancouver Fire Department. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 31st, 2:00pm at the Boal Chapel of First Memorial, 1505 Lillooet Rd., North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers donation may be made to the Salvation Army.
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Leon Brown
May 31, 2007
Gordon Anderson Hall, the Vancouver Fire Department truly was a better place because of you. You were kind, thoughtful, loud and always stirring the pot. There was never a dull moment when you were there and you were just plain fun to be around. You will be missed. Even my adult children were sad when they found out Santa had passed on.
Phil Goepel
May 31, 2007
Gord was a great firefighter with a wonderful sense of humour. We had a lot of laughs and great times at "Old No.1 Hall".
Linda & Kent Charters
May 29, 2007
Uncle Gordie will be fondly remembered as an energetic, hard working person who along with his life partner, Aunt Helen, built a life serving others and building homes and apartments in Vancouver. I remember him arriving in Victoria as a member of the soccer or rugby team. Our family would go down to Macdonald Park to watch him play. There were the Vancouver visits when Uncle Gordie would take us all over Vancouver sharing his local knowledge. He was a good brother to my mother, Margaret, and he will be vividly remembered by my brother, Gordon, and myself as the "larger than life" uncle from Vancouver. Good-bye, Uncle Gord, you will continue to live in our memories.
Janet Rogers
May 28, 2007
I was very sad to hear of Gordy's passing. Our family share some great memories of him as Santa Claus (he was the best), thanks to Helen (what a wonderful lady). I will never forget how he "forced" me to drink those Margaritas in Mexico when Steve and I were on our honeymoon. I paid for that Gordy.
Until we meet again.....Cheers!
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Patricia Baldwin (Mackay)
May 28, 2007
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We were all sad to hear that you had died and will miss your rude humour and huge generosity. We always enjoyed your stories about life in the Fire Brigade and were in awe of your knowledge of the streets and history of Vancouver.
Zoe and I cannot attend the memorial service, but Terry promised his Dad that he would always be with you, so he will be there to say goodbye from all of us.
Don Pamplin
May 27, 2007
Gordon and Helen were a great couple together and knew how to bring happiness into the lives of children through their Santa performances. Gord was a great Santa Claus. My sincere condolences go out to the entire family. I always enjoyed working with Gord, who was very dedicated in trying to make Vancouver safe from fire.
Nancy Conlin
May 26, 2007
Our parents were friends and neighbours to Gordon and Helen Hall who once owned property next to us on the North Alouette River.
The Nelson family enjoyed Gordon's company very much and I'm sure he will be fondly remembered by many.
It is a coincidence that my mother's obituary is in this same
newspaper.
Rick Berry
May 26, 2007
I learned so much from him and enjoyed working on his crews.
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