Richard Hall

Richard Horace Hall, 96, died peacefully on August 18, 2022 in his home in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, surrounded by family. Dick, as he preferred to be called, was the son of Dorothy Kendall and Horace W. Hall of Lake Worth, FL. Born in Newton Center, Dick enjoyed living his summers on Lake Winnipesaukee where he learned to waterski, sail and swim. After graduating from high school, he attended Harvard for his freshman year and then decided to enlist in the Air Force where he was being trained as a pilot. With just a few more hours of training, World War II ended. Dick then enrolled at the University of Massachusetts to receive a degree in Chemistry although he was a natural mathematician. He was hired by Brown Company in Berlin, NH where he managed the Floc Plant for about 30 years.

Shortly after arriving in Berlin, he met his wife, Evelyn Titus and after a short courtship were married. They had four children. Dick was a “big kid” at heart and loved to play sports and all sorts of games. He shared his talents teaching his children how to play tennis, learn to sail, swim, waterski and snow ski. Dick was enjoying skiing a few times a year in his 70’s! Some of his favorite activities were family games of badminton and ping pong! Lots of great shots and giggles could be heard! He also enjoyed playing cribbage either 2-handed or 4-handed; “Bonanza” and/or “Oh, Hell!” where lots of strategy and cleverness were used creating many wonderful memories. One could tell he was enjoying his time with his family as when he was teasing, there would be a twinkle is his blue eyes and a “cheshire cat” grin!

Dick learned to play Bridge in his teens. He was the director of the Berlin Bridge Club for over 20 years and received the highest level – Grand Life Master in the 1980’s. Dick joined the Masons as a young man in his 20’s, was an active member, even in retirement, making the level of Grand Master while at the Masonic Lodge in Berlin, NH.

Dick liked to “putt” around the house. On the weekends, he could be building a garage or patio, shingling a roof, siding a house even doing electrical or plumbing work. If something needed to be fixed or built, he would do the work himself. He enjoyed the physical work and challenging himself to learn something new. This was passed down to his children realizing that when something doesn’t work, try figuring it out on your own gave a sense of accomplishment and instilled confidence with a task completed and something new was learned. Dick believed in the power of the brain and encouraged all his children (and grandchildren) to go to college which each one did and some even completed graduate school.

During his later years, Dick became an avid reader. First reading the daily paper from cover to cover, then reading 3-4 books in a week. He was an avid sports fan, watching any and all football games, golf, hockey, bowling, tennis, etc.

Richard and Evelyn lived the majority of their lives together in Berlin, NH and also created many memories with his family living summers on Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonborough, NH. During retirement he and is wife spent winters in Elkton, FL, while living in Wolfeboro, NH the other half of the year and then ending up at Old Orchard Beach, where he spent his last six years.

Dick is survived by his wife of 69 years, Evelyn Titus; daughters, Christine and her husband Marty Prusinowski and Marcia Hall and her husband Daniel LaMarche. His sons, Douglas Hall, predeceased in 2015 and his wife, Catherine Hall and second son, Steven Hall. Granddaughters Sarah Prusinowski Harris and husband Preston Harris; Annalyn Prusinowski McIntosh and husband Thomas McIntosh; Cassaundra Ona Kapinos and Janessa Rose Kapinos – daughters of Marcia Hall and Greg Kapinos and Alexis Hall daughter of Cathy and Douglas Hall. Great-grandchildren, Lindsay and Alaina Prusinowski and Ryleigh and Tyler McIntosh.

His passing has left a void in so many lives and he will be sadly missed. In keeping with his wife’s wishes, there will

be no services.