Malcolm F. Hall, 58
Malcolm F. Hall, 58, passed away surrounded by family and friends Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho.
A memorial service will be held in his honor at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint with Charley Packard officiating. Family and friends will gather after the service at the Hydra Restaurant.
Malcolm was born Feb. 3, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He grew up in Tulsa, Okla. where he graduated from Central High School. In 1964, he was the recipient of a Newspaper Printing Corporation scholarship and received his bachelor's degree in journalism and English from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla.
In the decade between 1972 and 1982, he lived in Sandpoint where he was employed as a reporter/photographer and later acted as the editor of the Sandpoint Daily Bee. During this time he wrote numerous freelance magazine articles and acted as editor of an award-winning special edition "Progress" report for three years.
Between 1975-'76, he traveled extensively throughout Central and South America writing and taking photographs with his wife Ellie Rogerson. Malcolm and Ellie were married in 1972. Articles under his name have appeared in numerous publications in the United States, including such diverse locales as the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, the Island Packet in Hilton Head, S.C., and the "Pacific Skipper" magazine.
"Healthwise Exercise (Before You Rise)" is his first book and was conceived after his return to Tulsa in 1982 where he witnessed the dramatic effects of exercise on his father. Two years were spent in writing and research for the book. At the same time, father and son designed kitchens and sold cabinets under the business name of C. Floyd Hall Kitchens.
Malcolm returned to Sandpoint in 1985 and married Sarah Faux in 1988. He became a loving father to her three daughters. It was during this time that Malcolm wrote the column "It's A Wonderful Life" for the Bonner County Daily Bee.
From 1989 to1990 Malcolm moved his family to Olympia, Wash., where he served as the media relations writer for the Washington state House of Representatives. The family returned to Sandpoint at the end of 1990, where Malcolm worked for the Pack River Management Company and the couple had a coffee kiosk on the Cedar Street Bridge.
He moved to Tulsa in 1998 where he served as a reporter for the Tulsa Business Journal. After being asked to become the senior reporter for the In Business Las Vegas newspaper, Malcolm moved to Las Vegas, Nev.
Most recently Malcolm freelanced as a writer and editor for the RBC Publications, Inc. and Fierro Communications, Inc. out of Las Vegas.
Malcolm enjoyed boating, skiing, writing and crossword puzzles. He is survived by his sister, Roberta Hall Wherritt and brother-in-law Bart Wherritt of Salt Lake City; niece, Robyn Wherritt Jamilosa of Seattle; step-daughters, Pearl Jiles, Abby Sigman and Rose Licon; aunt Hazel Hall of Sandpoint; numerous Hall family cousins; and special friends, Dana Martin and Jody Bopp of Sandpoint. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Floyd and Alma Jane Hall; and his uncle Ross Hall.
Memorial donations may be made to Community Cancer Services, PO Box 2213, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Please visit Malcolm's memorial at www.lakeviewfuneral.com and sign his online guest book.
Helen Green, 81
Helen Green, 81, the mother of Jacque Schremser of Clark Fork, Idaho, passed away in Tehachapi, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005. Helen shared her daughter's enthusiasm for arts and crafts.
Memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Community Center in Hope, Idaho, P.O. Box 405, for the Hope Elementary Art Program.