In Memory

Robert Ernest Hall - Class Of 1938

Robert Ernest Hall, born in Riverside, California on January 5, 1921, passed away peacefully in his sleep of heart failure on January 4, 2005 in Newport Beach. He attended high school at South Pasadena High School and New Mexico Military Institute (1938) and obtained a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Stanford University in 1942, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Bob was a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in California. A life-long businessman, he succeeded his father in running the family owned manufacturing plants for steel fiber drums and corrugated metal pipe. He developed numerous industry patents. During World War II he served as a member of the United States National War Production Board. He was a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and was a founding member of World Presidents' Organization. He was also a founding member of the National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association, The Beavers (a heavy-engineering construction organization) and the Big Canyon Country Club. He was an active member of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club and the Balboa Bay Club. 

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Rosamond Upson Hall, and by his daughters, Lurline Hall Twist (George), Robin Hall Leason (JK), and Lucy Ann Hall (Allen Sweet). He is also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2005