Gary Kehoe Hall

Born May 19, 1938

Aitkin, Minnesota

Parents: Herbert Thayer Hall

Josephine Catherine Kehoe Hall

Wife: Teri Hall

Sister: Janet Mae Hall Collins

Daughter: Kathy Jo Hall

Stepsons: Scott Zeeman

Troy Zeeman

Eric Zeeman

Adam Zeeman

11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren

Family moved to Los Angeles in 1950 and then to Lawndale.

Gary learned printing in high school and found he liked it. He worked in the high school print shop after school and during the summers.

He also worked at gas stations.

At some point after high school, he went to work for Westline Products in Los Angeles. He worked for them until he went into the Navy in February 1963.

He was in the Navy until April 1967. He continued his printing career in the Navy as a Lithographer. He was stationed on the USS Constellation. He was honorably discharged with an E-5 rank.

After his discharge he lived in Lawndale and went back to work for Westline Products as a Production Manager.

In 1977 Gary fractured his back while tobogganing in the snow. He was forced to take several months off work to heal. It was then that he purchased a printing press and began printing envelopes in his garage. He told Teri he would print far into the night and then go out during the day and sell more jobs.

As his business increased, he moved to his own building and his business grew to what we all knew it to be.

Gary was a member of the Irwindale Chamber of Commerce and elected president in 2002. He was presented with Business of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce in 2001 and Business Man of the Year in 2000.

During this time, he became involved first with the Irwindale Lions Club in 1980. He has held many offices including President a number of times, Vice -President, and Treasurer. Later after retiring from his business, he became more involved with District 4-L2. He has held many committee positions as well as, Zone Chair, Region Chair, 2VDG, !VDG, and District Governor 2019-220

Gary’s motto was always “We Serve Better Together”

He loved to serve others from behind the scenes.

Loved classic country music.

Teri’s memories

I knew the minute I saw him in December 1987 that I was going to fall in love with this man. He was and always has been everything I ever wanted. We loved hard and we fought hard, but I can’t remember any of them. We never gave up. In the end we talked about our years together. We were able to express our love for each other and what those years have meant. Those memories are my best and the ones that will be forever in my heart.

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Gary also received a Memorial Resolution by the Honorable Assembly Member Blanca E. Rubio who submitted his name to the State Assembly after his death and the resolution was recorded as Member Resolution No. 1080 and dated August 3rd, 2021. It read as follows:

Whereas, It is with immense sadness and a deep sense of loss that word was received of the death on August 3, 2021, of Gary Kehoe Hall, a devoted business owner and community leader whose character and deeds in life merit gratitude and respectful acknowledgement by the people of the State of California; and

Whereas; The beloved son of Herbert Thayer Hall and Josephine Catherine Kehoe Hall and brother of Janet Mae Hall Collins, Gary Hall was born on May 19, 1938, in Aitkin, Minnesota, and moved to Lawndale, California, in 1950, and learning the craft of printing in high school, he worked during his summers at the high school's print shop prior to his graduation, when he began working for Westline Products-Tools until joining the United States Navy in 1963; and

Whereas; Having continued his printing career while stationed on the USS Constellation as a lithographer until his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1967 with an E-5 rank, Gary returned to Westline Products as a Production Manager, but after fracturing his back in a tobogganing accident in 1977, he was forced to take several months off from work; and

Whereas; Deciding to purchase his own printing press, Gary began printing envelopes by night and going out during the day to deliver and market his product, and as his GK Hall Printing business grew, he moved into his own building in the City of Irwindale in 1977 and joined the Irwindale Chamber of Commerce, where he actively supported other business and the community of Irwindale as a whole, earning distinction as the Chamber's 2000 Business Man of the Year and 2001 Business of the Year before becoming President of the Chamber in 2002; and

Whereas; In addition, Gary Hall was actively involved with the Irwindale Lions Club since 1980, having held the offices of Treasurer, Vice President and President, including as 2021 President at the time of his passing, and over the years, he worked diligently to support the club's mission, becoming even more involved following his retirement , and shared his leadership and expertise in various committee positions, including Zone Chair, Region Chair, District Governor, and a member of the Rose Float Committee; and

Whereas; Among his numerous accomplishments with the Irwindale Lions Club, Gary helped establish the Hero Program for children fighting cancer and served on the board for the Club's Teresita Pines Camp, which hosts children with hearing impairments, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and other special needs, and for which Gary devoted much of his time to identifying resources to maintain the camp, arranging maintenance and development projects, and helping with cleanup and camp operations; and

Whereas; Throughout his life, Gary Hall exhibited the most treasured human qualities universally recognized as true indicators of a fulfilling and meaningful life, and he leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his legacy his wife, Teri Hall, his daughter, Kathy Jo Hall, his stepsons, Scott, Troy, Eric and Adam Zeeman; and his 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; now, therefore, be it

RERSOLVED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA A. RUBIO, That the exemplary life and illustrious record and civic accomplishments of Gary Kehoe Hall be memorialized and that his bereaved family and friends be extended heartfelt sympathy.