Dr. William Henry Hall, V, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Longwood, Florida after a long battle with cancer on June 1, 2018. His wife Maureen was with him at his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, William H. Hall, IV and Katharine Moore Hall, his first wife, Sharon Napier Hall and his sister, Margaret Hornbaker. Bill is survived by his wife of 18 years, Maureen Hall, his sons and daughters in laws, William Hall, VI (Ashley), Dr. John Hall (Stephanie), David Hall (Kimberly), his step daughter Jaclyn Gaul and 10 grandchildren; Luke, Ailish, Chase, Grace, Titus, Julia, David, William, Cece, and Jackson.

Bill was born in Lothian, Maryland on July 10, 1936 on his family’s farm. He attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated in 1954. He matriculated to the University of Virginia where he was introduced to a personal relationship with the Lord through Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IV). His lifelong involvement and support of IV followed. After graduation in 1958, Bill began medical training at the University of Virginia Medical School, graduating in 1962. His medical training continued as a resident at Vanderbilt University. Bill married Sharon Lea Napier in 1964 and they began building a family together. Bill entered the U.S. Army as a Captain and medical officer from 1968-1970 with service in Plieku, South Vietnam in 1968-1969 and separated with the rank of Major.

After military service, Bill moved his family to Orlando Florida and in 1970 with a friend from Vanderbilt started a private endocrine and nephrology practice. This was the first dialysis treatment center in Central Florida and later the Diabetes and Endocrine Center of Orlando was established where he practiced until his retirement. While in private practice, Bill spent countless hours volunteering free medical care for underprivileged children in the west side of Orlando in conjunction with a Christian inner-city ministry. He volunteered his time in Haiti for medical mission work. He used his administrative skills and love of the Lord helping to plant Orangewood Presbyterian Church as a founding elder, traveling to L’Abri Christian Fellowship in Switzerland and making numerous friends along the way. His love of travel also took him to England, France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Australia. He spent countless hours driving to basketball games to watch his boys and coaching all of them in Little League baseball and taking them on hunting trips to South Carolina. He was a constant and calm presence in his son’s lives and the lives of many of their friends. After raising his sons and the death of Sharon in 1996, Bill remarried.

In 2000 Bill married Maureen Chiesa-Gaul and became stepfather to 12-year-old Jaclyn, he was engaged in family life and enjoyed the activities of his new family and raising a daughter. He continued his love of travel, with trips to the Mediterranean, California, New England, Canada, and close to home, New Smyrna Beach while his health permitted. He made special effort to see his sons and visit their families and grandchildren often in Georgia and later in Virginia as well as North Carolina and later in Texas. He continued practice as an endocrinologist, working alongside his wife Maureen, at times, who worked in the same specialty until 2012. Bill demonstrated his love of people and the Lord and attended St. Paul’s Presbyterian faithfully and made himself available to counsel those who sought out and admired his faith, knowledge and wisdom. Later, he routinely attended the Healing Ministry at All Saints Episcopal in Winter Park, offering testimony of his treatment successes to give hope to others. He read scripture several times daily and remained a constant calm presence throughout his life, even while he endured great pain and suffering. Bill was a loving and wonderful husband, father, Pops, and friend we feel blessed he touched our lives and await the time when we will be reunited again. His legacy is noted from his modeling true Christian servanthood and its impact on his family and all who knew him.