Obituary of William Hall

HALL William H., age 74 of Franklin Lakes, NJ and Jupiter, FL, passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. He was born, August 29, 1937 in Toledo, OH. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in February 1959. He entered the University of Toledo later that year and graduated with a degree in Business Administration in June 1963. Upon graduation, Bill joined the Chevrolet Division of General Motors before realizing his dream by accepting an offer to become an Account Executive in the Toledo office of Merrill Lynch. In 1972, he was named Producing Sales Manager of the Toledo office. In February 1973, he successfully completed Merrill Lynch's Management Assessment Center. In September 1976, Bill was named Resident Vice President of the Jenkintown, PA office. In November 1979, Bill was named Resident Vice President of the Paramus, NJ Complex. During his tenure at Merrill Lynch he served on many advisory committees for the firm, but his proudest accomplishment is his role as an assessor at Merrill Lynch's Management Assessment Centers. He retired from active management in October 1999, but remained on in an advisory capacity until present day. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Carolyn, his sons Michael and his wife Michelle of Long Valley, NJ, and Chris and his wife Lauren of Glen Rock, NJ, dear grandfather to Alec, Ryan, Timothy, and Nathaniel; and brother of John, of Fremont, OH and Janice, of Bethel, VT. Bill was a member of the Hackensack Golf Club, and Turtle Creek and Jonathan's Landing Golf Clubs in Jupiter, FL. Bill was also President of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at the University of Toledo. Visiting hours will be Friday, 1 - 4 & 7 - 9PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481, www.vpfh.com. Funeral Mass will be this Saturday at 10:00 AM at the Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 787 Franklin Lakes Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Interment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 or the Arthritis Foundation , New Jersey Chapter, 200 Middlesex Tpk., Iselin, NJ 08830.