Thomas Jefferson Hall

Hall, Thomas Jefferson, 91, of West Hartford, formerly of East Bridgewater, MA and Winter Haven FL, passed away Friday May 11th. Mr. Hall, son of Thomas J. Hall and Margaret Scully Hall was born on January 16, 1916 in Boston, MA. Mr. Hall enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 serving in Europe and Africa for four yeas as a Technical Sergeant in the 622nd Ordnance Battalion. Upon his return from the war, he presented himself by surprise at the door of Dorothy Buckley, the girlfriend he had not seen in four years. They were married shortly thereafter and shared 56 years of marriage until her death in January 2003. They lived in East Bridgewater, MA for many years while Mr. Hall was employed by Coca-Cola until his retirement in 1978. He was an active member of the American Legion and Commander of the Fred Bates Morse Post. Mr. Hall was also a communicant of St. John?s Church in East Bridgewater and a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. Tom and Dorothy had wonderful lifelong friends, including the Browns, Garabedians, Halquists and Parutis of Massachusetts, with whom they enjoyed countless card games, vacations and evenings watching the boats on the Cape Cod Canal. They spent over twenty happy years of retirement in Winter Haven, Florida. Mr. Hall is survived by his son, Thomas Joseph Hall and his daughter-in-law Denise of West Hartford, CT and their children Lindsey Salomonsson and her spouse Stephen of West Hartford and Thomas Jeffery Hall and his fiancé Abigail Hunting of West Hartford, his son Richard Hall and his daughter-in-law Julie of Mashpee, MA and their children Leslie Hall of Cranston, RI and Michael Hall of Brockton, MA. The family wishes to thank all the wonderful caregivers at Arden Court in Farmington and for the compassionate care he received at St. Mary Home in West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mercy Housing and Shelter at 211 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114 or the House of Bread at 1453 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06120. Calling hours will be from 5-8 on Monday, May 14th at the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford. His funeral is Tuesday, May 15th at 9:30 am from the funeral home followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial at St. Peter Claver Church 47 Pleasant Street in West Hartford. Burial with military honors will be at a later date at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.

Thomas Jefferson Hall

January 16, 1916 - May 11, 2007