Galin Bradford Hall, Sr., age 60, of Brunswick, Georgia, passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours on November 1, 2025. He is now with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in his heavenly home.
Born on May 2, 1965, Galin lived a full and joyful life marked by laughter, generosity, and a deep love for family and friends.
A proud resident of Brunswick, Galin was a life member of the First Baptist Church of Brunswick and a 1983 graduate of Glynn Academy. He built a successful career as a managing partner in high-end restaurants, where his hospitality, humor, and passion for great food made everyone feel at home. He was known for his outgoing nature, his quick wit, and his ability to make any gathering brighter.
His restaurant career started at his Dad’s Western Sizzlin in Albuquerque, NM, and then followed in local restaurants in the Golden Isles, which included The Emmeline and Hessie, The 4th of May, The King and Prince, his own Whitaker’s, Mullet Bay, Tramici’s, Sago’s at Sea Palms, 1509, and Wolf Island—ending with two of the busiest days of the year for restaurants in the Golden Isles, GA/FLA, where he thrived hosting so many old friends and new.
Galin was also a founding Board of Directors member of AfterMedia, LLC, which specializes in recognizing outstanding members from the HEROES program that exists in public school systems and with military personnel, providing them with vacations for their excellent achievements.
Outside of work, Galin found happiness in simple pleasures—fishing, cooking, working with his hands, and spending time with those he loved most. His children, Alexandria and Bradford, were his most precious blessings on this earth. Bon fires, making smores with them, “controlled debris burns” and “chillin’” in the backyard or sunroom, overlooking the marsh, with family and friends was his ultimate Happy Place. Also, special to him was becoming a part of the Pre-K Sunday School Teaching Team at First Baptist Church. He loved being one of his children’s Sunday School teachers and remained a part of that teaching team well after they attended and his oldest graduated from high school. He was also in his element being a part of the Usher Team at First Baptist Church, where he served for years enjoying making sure those entering the doors felt welcomed and appreciated. He will be remembered for his warmth, his easy laughter, his gift for bringing people together, and for being the best dad ever.
Galin is survived by his children, Alexandria Kate Hall and Galin Bradford Hall, Jr.; his sister, Tami Hall Stogner and husband Michael; and brothers William Craig Hall and wife Kathy, and Olin Hall III and wife Debbie.
He is also survived by his nieces, Sunny Hall Stogner, Samantha Park Stogner and fiancé Alex Ward, Michael Marie Stogner, Holly Lucile Hall, Maggie Swift Avila and husband Addison, Katie Swift and husband, Jeremy Hodge and his nephew Kenyon Craig Hall and wife Jennifer.
He was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Olin Griner (Sonny) Hall, Jr. and Mary Young Hall Harden, and his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Olin Griner Hall, Sr. and Mrs. Alva Clyde Young.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Brunswick with Dr. Chris Winford and Rev. Jim Crandall officiating.
Interment will follow in Brunswick Memorial Park Cemetery with Todd Barry, Stephen Brown, Will Carter, Mike Dowdy, John Durden, Scott Holland, Jack Kilgore, Kelly Lewis, Josh Nichols, Frank Taylor, Clay Wilson, and Larry Wilson serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be the 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old Sunday School leadership team and the Usher Team at First Baptist Church, Rod Brown, Joe Carter, Melissa Minix, Brandt Mitchell, and David Olivia.
Galin’s legacy of kindness, humor, and hospitality will live on in all who knew and loved him. In Galin’s honor, memorials may be made to the Galin B. Hall Memorial Fund for His Children at South Coast Bank or the First Baptist Church of Brunswick.
