Norville L. Hall
Died April 11, 2017
NORTHPORT-- Norville Lloyd (Norv) Hall, 85, of Northport,
passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.
Norville was born on March 15, 1932, in Lisbon, Ohio, the
son of Wilford and Ethel (Pickett) Hall.
On January 19, 1957, he married Sharon Damsel, who survives. He was a proud Ohio State Buckeye fan,
graduating in 1952 with a degree in natural resources. He served in the U.S. Army with the 710th
Ordinance Battalion in Germany.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, Norv worked
for Oglebay Park in Wheeling, West Virginia, where he and Sharon started their
family. He later worked for the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources for 25 years.
During this time, Norv and Sharon, with their family had many wonderful
adventures, camping, canoeing and enjoying the outdoors.
Norv later taught at Hocking College in Southern Ohio,
where his students truly appreciated his wit and wisdom.
He was a passionate wood carver and model airplane
builder. He spent the past few winters with his wife in Apalachicola, Florida,
where The Hole In The Wall Raw Bar was his favorite place to enjoy oysters and
great friends.
In addition to his loving wife of 60 years, Norville is
survived by his children, Lynn (Michael) Doucette, Brian (Cheryl) Hall, and
Leesa (Chris) Holton; grandchildren, Erica (Blake) Goff, Alex Glidewell, Joshua
(Jessica) Holton and Chase (Kate) Holton; and a brother, Harold Hall.
He was preceded in death by his brothers Lester, Lee, and
Don Hall.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 20, at 4
p.m. at Trinity Church UCC, Northport.
Rev. Phil Garrison will officiate.
Memorials may be directed to the Northport Community Arts
Center (NCAC), P.O. Box 319, Northport, MI 49670, and/or to Northport Trinity
Church UCC, P.O. Box 156, Northport, MI 49670.
Norv Hall was our Chiefof the Ohio Division of Watercraft. As a young officer I was particularly impressed by his leadership, and his integrity in backing his officers. He loved ODNR it's mission and it's people. Norv was a individual that made an early impression on me and I have tried to emulate his fine traits ever since. Norv will indeed be missed, but always remembered. Sincerely, Rich Weirich
ReplyDeleteSharon and Family, You have my deepest sympathy. I know Norv was a fine person who was a wonderful husband and father. I wish we could have known each other longer. Sincerely, Nancy Vance Johnson
ReplyDeleteNorv was my boss for eight years at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and he was my personal friend for those eight years and many more. We went sailing and canoeing together, we went to the boat races in Dayton together, to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base together and attended some invigorating (read the crowd could be unfriendly) boat club meetings together at West Harbor near Port Clinton Ohio. Norv and I shared a great love of the outdoors and natural history. He truly appreciated my love of Lepidoptera and I promised to name a moth in his honor. I will do that. I can think a few people more deserving to be permanently recorded in the scientific literature with a personal moth named in his honor than Norv. I want to stay in touch with Sharon so that when the name is published she can share it with their children and grandchildren and the heirs can pass it on that a moth was named in Norv’s honor. The moth will permanently reside in the Smithsonian Institution and be available for viewing by any members of Norv’s family. Eric H Metzler
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