Richard Walker Hall was born in 1947 and grew up in Olton, Texas.  He passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Texarkana, Texas.  He is preceded in death by his parents, William Thomas and Audrey Jean (Walker) Hall and a nephew, Travis Scribner.  He is survived by his wife, Mary, daughter, Kimberly and her husband Caldwell Shine, daughter, Becky and her husband David Melton, daughter Amanda and her husband Chad Summers; grandchildren, Audrey, Tyner, and Wiley Melton; sisters, Janet Hall and Becky Scribner and a brother-in-law, Bill Scribner, as well as countless cousins.

Rich married Mary Crowell, his college sweetheart, in August of 1967.  In January of 1970, he joined the United States Army and spent the next 26 years, three months, and three days, dragging his girls around the world. In the service, he led battalions in the fight for their country and bossed around anyone that would listen.  He and Mary raised three beautiful intelligent daughters who resisted his bossing at every turn.  When Colonel Hall was stationed at Red River Army Depot in the late 70's, he fell in love with the town of New Boston and its people.  He vowed to work hard with integrity, compassion, and a firm hand so that one day he would be asked to come back to New Boston and lead the Depot as Commander.  He succeeded in 1994 when he and his family took up residence in the Commander's Quarters.  In 1995, colonel Hall, Judge James Carlow, and numerous other community leaders fought hard to keep the Depot open when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission came to assess it for possible deactivation.  Colonel Hall laid his career on the line for RRAD and was instrumental in saving it from complete closure.  He loved his wife and family (all 300 of them), he loved to laugh, he loved to two-step and sing along to a George Strait song, he loved his country, and he loved Bowie County.  He was a husband, a daddy, a papaw, a woodworker, a soldier, a friend, a singer, a boss, and one good lookin' son of a gun.

A memorial graveside service is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., August 7, 2021, at Olton Cemetery in Olton, Texas.