Raymond Lindley Hall

Raymond Hall, age 87, of Kennett Square, passed away on Saturday, Sept 10, 2011, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, PA. Born in Salem, OH, he was the son of the late Lindley and Orpha Hall also of Salem.

Raymond had a heritage as a former Quaker, grew up on a farm in OH. There, he learned skills as an outdoorsman... trapping, hunting, and fishing. While in Colorado, he was a building contractor, engineer, outdoorsman, hiker, expedition leader, skier and ski instructor, and entrepreneur. In the early 1960s, he was the inventor of the Ski-Dek, a huge, carpeted, perpetual, mechanical hill that was featured (with Ray) in many national publications and in TV shows. Later in the pool business, he founded and grew Monarch Pools and Aluma-Crete Industries, also producing spas, geodesic domes. As an entrepreneur, he also distributed numerous health products.

Ray had a passion for many to put their trust in God, and was involved with many Christian organizations. He supported Market Street Mission (Morristown, NJ), Campus Crusade for Christ, the Billy Graham Association, many churches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (including Mendham Hills Chapel and Long Hill Chapel), attended Willowdale Chapel in Kennel Square. He led numerous people to develop personal faith in Christ, led singles and recovery minstries and training events, led many bible studies in various settings.

He was joyful, content, persistent, friendly, loving, creative, witty, courageous, visionary, a self-starter, a peacemaker, an encourager, meek, and beloved.

Ray is survived by his three children, Kevin Hall of Charlotte, North Carolina, David Hall of Kennett Square, PA, and Sandy Crawford of Wallingford, PA, eleven beloved grandchildren, and three sisters; Marjorie Hall, Mildred Bignell and Betty Gullett.

You are invited to visit with Ray's family on Wednesday, September 14, from 12pm to 1pm. at the Willowdale Chapel, at 675 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, PA. His funeral service will follow at 1:00. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to ALPHA USA, Development Department, 2275 Half Day Road, Suite 185, Bannockburn, IL 60015 (www.alphausa.org) or to the Market Street Mission, 9 Market Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 (www.marketstreet.org)

Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griegocares.com
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Arrangements by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, Kennett Square, PA