Garth Len Hall

Garth Len Hall, 66, passed away on January 6, 2008. He was born in Ft. Worth on February 21, 1941 to Garth Lendell and Eloise Walters (deceased). He is survived by his wife Judith DeShong: son Garth DeShong; daughter Ashley Carol: grandsons Garth Ethan and Aidan Joseph; and father Garth and his wife Elaine of Mt. Sylvan Texas. After completing high school at John Marshall in Oklahoma City, he attended University of Oklahoma where he received a degree in Journalism. Shortly thereafter, Len was drafted into the U.S. Army and spent two years as a journalist stationed at Fort El Morro, Puerto Rico. Upon completing military service, Len went to work at Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, Mo, where he met Judith. As newly-weds, they moved to Ann Arbor, MI, where Len received an MBA in marketing and advertising from the University of Michigan. Len worked for several firms as an advertising executive including Whitehall Drugs, NYC, J.W. Thompson, and N.W. Ayer in Chicago. During his employment as Advertising Director of Santa Fe Railroad, he served as president of the Association of Railroad Advertising and Marketing. Having returned to Texas in 2001, Len took great pleasure in renewing special friendships with elementary, high school and Delta Upsilon fraternity friends. In recent years, Len dedicated much of his time and energy to helping others. Since 1994, he was actively involved in work on the Navajo Reservation in AZ and NM. Missions he was closely associated with include Mission 911, CC; Lighthouse Navajo Mission, AZ; and Bible Navajo Mission and Wildcat Christian Academy, NM; Covenant Pathways, NM. Also, Young Men's Educational Network and Emmaus Ministries, both of Chicago; Juna Amagara Ministries, Uganda. In Corpus, he was an organizer and the board president of the South Bluff Community of Shalom, an interdenominational outreach program working in an under-privileged urban neighborhood. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday January 13, 2008 at the Mt. Sylvan Cemetery and a Memorial service will immediately follow in the Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church.. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to South Bluff Community of Shalom {501(C)(3)}, 900 S. Shoreline, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, or to the charity of your choice. Len was a friend of Bill W. and an encourager of Bill's friends everywhere.

Garth Len Hall

February 21, 1941 - January 6, 2008