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Hall, Edward F. Jr., born and raised in San Leandro and a 1970 graduate of Pacific High School, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Thursday, Feb. 22,1996. He was a resident of Cocoa, Florida. He is survived by his wife Lillian Hall; a son, Daniel of Hayward; his father, Ed Hill Sr. of Castro Valley; three sisters, Debbie, Eva and Winnie; and a brother, Bill. Services were held in Florida.
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John Pursley (1970)
When I think about Ed "Head Ball" Hall I conjure up memories of Chevy's and a lot of burned rubber on the road. The imposing 6'5" figure of Ed was actually a pretty good guy who could talk anyone in or out of anything (the natural salesman). I laugh when I think of the scams we got involved in after high school selling vacuum cleaners and audio speakers, well at least trying to sell them.
Ed was a member of the Banana Brothers party club and at the time, made us all think he lived up to the reputation. I still think about Ed each time I see a can of Olde English 800.
How ironic it is he died in an automobile accident as the one thing he took seriously was driving.
The last time I saw Ed he was selling Shaklee vitamins and was seriously considering starting a worm farm. Considering my options as his business partner I got out of sales and went into the military.
Ed was a heck of a guy and I will always miss him.