Kyle Taylor Hall

KYLE TAYLOR
HALL, 19

LAKELAND - Kyle Taylor Hall died Sunday, November 4, 2007. He was 19 years old.
Kyle, his twin brother Corey and their big brother Christopher are some of Lakeland's own. Kyle was born right here, on August 31, 1988, and from that first birth day, his smile could light up a room. He was one of those kids who seemed destined for greatness, because everything he did, he did well-from athletics to friendship. And, because Kyle poured his heart and his passion so totally into every day of his life, his enthusiasm reflected off everyone around him. Because this was a child who truly never met a stranger. His preschool days were filled with playgroups that revolved around him and Corey, his other half. Baseball tournaments were packed with crowds who came to watch the team "hit the big one." And always, his mom was seated on the front row, cheering the loudest and longest, with his dad in the dugout, coaching with pride. When it was time for sports, football and baseball - the uniform never looked so good! But always, always, was a steady stream of friends. The Hall home was the meeting grounds. The front porch rockers were never still, as friends dropped by to shoot the breeze, pull together a pickup game of hoops or make plans for the next day. Kyle was a friend-magnet that never seemed to rest. His phone rang constantly, his smile never quit and he was always there when they needed him. He and his brothers had a special bond that never stretched thin, together any time, any place, from Taco Bell night runs to gym workouts to LSU football on the weekends. But Kyle's free spirit never thought about tomorrow. He was the headstrong, loveable, un-tamable man-child that put everything he had into today. And when he stumbled, he got back up, over and over. Until finally, he didn't, and the gift he leaves behind is perhaps the wisdom for all those hundreds of friends to pick themselves up one last time and grow up right now, today-for tomorrow. For Kyle.
Kyle is survived by his father and mother, Kirk and Cathy Hall, his older brother Christopher, his twin brother, Corey, his grandmother, Joyce Hall, his grandparents, Noe and Norma Garcia, his uncle and aunt, Butch and Brenda Hall, his uncle and aunt, Gus and Jean Hall, his aunt and uncle Cindy and Mike Daniels, his aunt and uncle Daniel and Mary Garcia, and 10 cousins. Kyle is predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Calvin Hall and his maternal grandmother, Martha Garcia.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 6, from 5 P.M. until 8 P.M. at Highland Park Church of the Nazarene, 4777 Lakeland Highlands Road. The funeral is Thursday at 11A.M. at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made by The American Cancer Society, 809 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33803. Arrangements by Gentry-Morrison Southside. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gentry-morrison.com.