Keith Hall, a well known figure in the construction business in the greater Sacramento area for over 60 years died Thursday 12/27/12 at his home in Sacramento.
The Hall family, moved to Carmichael in 1938 when Keith was 11 years old. Carmichael had about 300 residents. The family attended Carmichael Presbyterian church. He graduated from Carmichael Elementary School and then from San Juan High School in 1945. Marvin Marshall, Jimmy Van Maren, Harry Dewey and Ancil Hoffman were boyhood friends and Laurel Ruff was his elementary school principal, not names of schools, streets and parks.
As the youngest of eight, his work life started early at age 11 working on Mr Henshaw’s farm earning 50 cents a day and the value of hard work. He enlisted in the US Navy after high school and during WWII served as Sonarman aboard the USS Gainard with a mission to locate one man submarines trying to leave Tokyo Bay.
After returning home he went to work for H. S. Crocker Co, a stationery and office supply company in Sacramento. His job was to call on businesses in the area. For those that knew him, he knew your name – from the first meeting -and remembered it. That remained a lifelong passion. UPK, Ukropina, Polich & Kral, a commercial builder, and one of his clients, offered him as job as a timekeeper and more importantly the position also included job cost accounting and with that the construction career was born.
With experience as a bridge construction superintendent at UPK, he formed Folsom Ready Mix with partner Bob Skamnes and later with Knox Easterling formed Easterling & Hall concrete contracting company where he remained until joining long time friend Ken Duncan and Carmichael Construction Company in 1967. Over the next 45 years the company completed over 200 tilt up buildings, 150 restaurants and numerous warehouses, banks and churches. Commercial projects included the Metro Business Center, PG&E regional office, Sunrise East Business Park, UPS-West Sacramento and most recently the Meyers Cookware Distribution center in Fairfield.
Hall was also an active community member and a passionate patriot. He would always, always thank every veteran he saw. He is a past President of the Orangevale Chamber Commerce, a past Folsom Lion and past Folsom Rotarian. He is also a proud member of American Legion post 637 in Citrus Heights.
His wife of 44 years, Marilyn Hall, died in July 2011. He is survived by his former wife Lorna Thorson and children-Cristie Gerard, Bryan Hall, William Gutenberger, Terri Soloman, Donna Gary and Lynda Kahn, 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Very few men have been as big an influence in our lives as he has and is already greatly missed.
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