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Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:54 am
by BrentVU
John Hall is a member of the Vandy Sports Hall of Fame and one of the school's most well-to-do and influential football alumni. He died last week at 88 in Lexington, Ky. Here's his obituary...
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ke ... =200729951
Re: Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:52 am
by docdore
wow!! mr. hall was a heavy hitter, no?
Re: Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:10 am
by charlestonalum
He was a Vanderbilt man through and through - loved and supported our athletics.
Re: Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:27 am
by FayetteDore
A truly good guy who clearly believed that corporations have societal responsibilities and that quality education, especially public K-12 education, is essential. And importantly, acted on those beliefs. As Charleston said, a Vanderbilt man who did great good for the university.
Didn't realize it until I read the survivors in the obit but his brother is Jim Hall of Chattanooga, a UT man through and through and a pretty substantial guy in his own right. You may remember him as Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board who frequently appeared on national television during transportation disasters in the 1990s.
Re: Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:27 pm
by Doreknox
Mr. Hall is the reason I have always used Valvoline products. He was the chief benefactor to VU Athletics for many years. I wanted to support his company in my own small way to say thank you.
Re: Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:18 pm
by admin
Wow, an incredible list of accomplishments. How did this man have time to do all that stuff?
Re: Obituary for John Hall, died last week at 88 in Lexington
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:00 am
by BrentVU
Lisa Ashner Adkins of Lexington writes this tribute to John Hall in today's Herald-Leader...
‘Kindness and servant leadership.’ John R. Hall embodied a life of generosity.
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/ ... 56137.html