Photo courtesy of Andrews Mortuary and Crematory - Market Street Chapel - Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina
May 1, 1961 – Aug 29, 2018
Hal Raynor Warren
With great sadness, we announce the passing of Hal Raynor Warren on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at Onslow Memorial Hospital.
Hal was born May 1, 1961 in Richmond, VA, son of Marie Raynor Warren and the late Dr. Rufus Hawkins Warren.
Hal was a personally private, very intelligent man with many friends who will miss him greatly. He was a loving and giving son, brother, uncle and friend.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister, Denise Tupper and husband, Tully, of Richmond, VA; nephew, Tyler Tupper also of Richmond, VA; niece, Lulu Tupper and husband, Rob Wessel, of Ft. Collins, CO, and their children, Roxi and Gib; nephew, Lee Tupper and wife, Natalie, of Greenville, SC; “adopted sister”, Theresa Stanley of Holly Ridge, NC; and numerous cousins.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Sea Lawn Memorial Park, Hampstead, NC.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Hal’s memory may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Read MoreHal, I am so sorry to just be finding out about your passing. We had some wonderful laughs together and I regret we won't share any more. Love to you, and RIP.
Annette Warner
March 01, 2021 | Friend
Hal, I am so sorry to just be finding out about your passing. We had some wonderful laughs together and I regret we won't share any more. Love to you, and RIP.
Annette Warner
March 01, 2021 | Friend
News of Hal's death came as a palpable hit. I was Hal's first year roommate on C Dorm at Woodberry Forest and friends through prep school and beyond. His constant humor provided candid insight into life for all of us and happily skewered anyone too serious. Even his targets learned to laugh at themselves. Beneath the cover of this public persona, he was thoughtful, sensitive, honest, and loyal. A lover of music, he introduced me to Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Steely Dan, and so many other...
Whitney Tope
October 09, 2018 | Minneapolis, MN | Classmate
I am saddened to learn of Hal's passing. I knew him through my son, Whitney, who was his roommate at WFS. I always enjoyed and appreciated Whitney's stories of 'life with Hal', and I know they were close friends. My condolences to Hal's family and friends. I know he will be missed.
Diana Tope
September 28, 2018 | Jackosnville, FL
I got the sad word yesterday about Hal's passing. If humor is a sign of intelligence, he was always the smartest guy in the room. A few years after Woodberry, I was fortunate enough to get to see him off and on all one summer when I was interning in NC. Needless to say, that was a fun summer. I'm sure I speak for all of his WFS classmates in saying that we will miss him.
Jamie Smith
September 20, 2018 | Merigold, MS | Classmate
Sad news about a wonderful classmate. While I only had the pleasure of seeing Hal a few times at our Woodberry Forest reunions after our graduation in 1980, he never failed to bring a smile to my face. I have numerous humorous recollection about Hal from our days at the Forest. A wonderful soul, he is greatly missed.
Jeff Tilbury
September 18, 2018 | Indianapolis, IN | Classmate
I was very sad to learn of Hal's passing this morning. I have fond memories of Hal from our days at Woodberry Forest. While we did not see each other often after high school, I always enjoyed seeing Hal at reunions. He was a kind soul, with a fantastic sense of humor. What a wonderful guy. I know he will be missed by his family, and I hope you know he will be missed by his friends.
Charlie Lucas
Charlie Lucas
September 17, 2018 | Charlotte, NC | Friend
Dear Warren family,
My heart sank to my shoes when I heard this morning of Hal's passing. I was a classmate at WFS, and times spent with Hal are some of my very best memories at Woodberry. I honestly don't think I've every had more fun or laughed so much with anyone else. My best memory is the week that we spent with some other classmates at the beach house on Topsail Island. It was 1985, and we had all reconnected at our 5th year reunion. Not wanting the fun to end, we set up a...
Lowell Hawkins
September 17, 2018 | Alameda, CA | Classmate
Denise & Marie,
I was shocked to read of Hal's passing, as I had just sent him a message via Facebook of a mutual friend's passing in early August. I am so sorry for this tremendous loss to you and your mom, and I will pray for peace to your heart, soul & spirit.
With much love,
Betty
Betty Rose Cheely Craven
September 09, 2018 | Winston Salem, NC
