James Edward Hall August 27, 1933 – August 12, 2022 James Edward “Jim” Hall, Sr. was born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. His parents were James and Bella Hall. Jim’s father, James, immigrated to the United State in 1926 from County Cavan, Ireland and later met his wife, Bella, in the Salvation Army. YoungContinue Reading
James Edward Hall
August 27, 1933 – August 12, 2022
James Edward “Jim” Hall, Sr. was born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. His parents were James and Bella Hall. Jim’s father, James, immigrated to the United State in 1926 from County Cavan, Ireland and later met his wife, Bella, in the Salvation Army. Young Jim often played the coronet in the Salvation Army band. Jim and sister Emily grew up in Wyomissing, PA where he met the love of his life, Evelyn James. They were married in 1955 after both graduated from Albright College. Jim earned a BS in Economics and began his career at IBM in Richmond, VA. Jim and Evelyn had two daughters, Liz and Shelly, both born in Richmond. He later moved to Poughkeepsie, NY and then took a position in Tokyo, Japan. Jim and family returned after a year where he continued his career with IBM in computer technology with moves to Syracuse and then Vestal, New York, where his son, Ted, was born. In 1968, he moved back to Pennsylvania where he began his focus on computer systems for hospitals with Shared Medical Systems. He remained in this field for the rest of his career, with executive roles with SMS and Eclipsys Corporation.
Jim and Evelyn finally left the snowy winters of PA in 2001 and headed to Delray Beach, Florida and later Lake Worth. Jim enjoyed traveling, scuba diving, boating, fishing, and spending time with family – especially his grandchildren.
Jim died peacefully on August 12, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; sister, Emily; three children – Liz, Shelly (Pete), Ted (Michelle), 7 grandchildren – Lauren, Lindsay, Colleen (Joe), James, David, Meaghan (Rico), and Graceanne; and two great-grandchildren – Skylar and Rein. He fought a hard fight and was telling stories and jokes up to the end.
There will be a viewing at 10:00 am and service at 11:00 am, with burial to follow, on Saturday, August 20th at St. Peter’s Pikeland United Church of Christ, 1193 Clover Mill Rd, Chester Springs, PA 19425.
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