Randall “Randy” Wade Hall, 60, of Little Elm, died Friday, June 30, 2017 surrounded by his family at his home.
Mr. Hall was born on December 14, 1956 in Levelland, Texas to Milford and Doris Jean (Riddle) Slayton. He was married to Rhea La Nae Tanner on April 15, 1977 in Roosevelt, UT. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a proud Native American of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Randy worked in the oil & gas industry most of his life. He also worked for the US Postal Service. He worked as a test boat driver while studying Ocean Engineering in Florida. He was also a horse trainer and was enjoying wood working which was always a dream and a family talent.
Randall is survived by his wife Rhea La Nae Hall of Little Elm; daughter Katie (Hall) & Alex Evans of Krum and daughter Cheyenne (Hall) & Terry Hutchison of Little Elm; sister, Gina Hall of Little Elm; grandchildren, Katelyn Evans, Kelsey Warnack, Natalie Warnack, Colton Warnack, Austin Warnack; mother, Doris Jean Hall of Little Elm; grandmother, Frances Conner of Lake Dallas; aunt, Joyce “Bootsie” Clower, as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Russell Wayne Slayton.
A visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, July 7, 2017 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8801 Martop Rd., Aubrey, TX. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Chris Short
I recall taking Randy to Salt Lake city as a junior, I photographed a high school dance he attended with my younger sister. On the way home we both fell asleep and we ran off the road, wrecked my car, Randy missed a track meet as a result. One of the students I will not forget. Praying for his family and their loss.Jeff Peterson (1975)
I always feel a loss when a classmate is gone - I have been thinking a lot about Randy the past few days since I heard he had passed away! Randy was the fun of our class!! Always pulling a prank - always smiling - usually singing some song. On the football field he was a running back - he and his friend Buddy got into a scuffle during a practice - pads on, helmet on, so coach let them go at it - somehow Buddy got his cleat under Randy's helmet and broke his jaw. Buddy had a few marks on him also so coach made Buddy drive Randy to the hospital in Roosevelt and Randy was sidelined for a few weeks but was the biggest voice from the sideline even with his jaw wired shut! - Jeff
Jeff Peterson (1975)
Three more stories -
Randy drove a Ford sedan (LTD?) no one locked their car in town - Randy would pull up - get out of his car and put his car keys inside the little door where you add fuel. One night someone came to siphon the gas from Randy's car and when they opened the fuel door they found his car keys so they drove his car around until it was out of gas and abandoned it unharmed. No harm no foul? After that Randy still did not lock his car but he did keep his keys with him.
Randy was part of the Forensics Team - Forensics consisted of debate, legislative form, and other speaking events. Chris Short was the teacher assigned to this group. I'm not sure the event but Randy participated is some type of dramatic speaking. He was terrific! He got the audiences attention by telling a story about a childhood friend who was African American; in the 70's the term was "black" and Randy grabbed your attention as he told the story about how his friend was killed because of his skin color. The story was wild and gripping and Randy had you hanging on every word, people in the audience were often moved to tears. The speech was about 5 minutes and Randy delivered it perfectly every time. He won several awards for content and delivery. After recieving the top award one of the judges who was still teary-eyed ask Randy how he was able to cope with the loss of his friend? Randy hesitated and then answered with a wry smile, "Oh, I apologize as I think I may have misled you - this is a speech contest and I did my best to simply make up the best story I could think of to win - there is no friend."
Randy was a natural leader - we were juniors and it was spring baseball season. Practice was at Roy park near the Fair Grounds. During practice Randy called out to John Welsh and said "I think we should buzz cut our hair off tonight." John thought it was the best idea ever, so the next morning they showed up early to school with their new buzz cuts. Duchesne High School had grades 7 through 12 in the building. The 7th and 8th graders thought the buzz cuts were awesome and John and Randy asked if they wanted one? Many said yes and Randy and John set up a barber shop in the locker room using the clippers that the westlers used to make weight. By the time school started there were several buzz cuts being sported in the school. By the end of the third period it was an epidemic! Parents started to call the school including a parent named Dean Trout who worked on an oil rig and was one of the toughest men in town. A teacher found the barber shop and reported it to the principal (Mr. Jensen). The principal was not amused and was ready to inflict discipline and was talking about expelling the pair.
At this point classmates remember the rest of the story differently:
Possible Ending 1 - Dean Trout visited the school principal and expressed his displeasure with his boys hair cuts. Randy and John survived on their natural charm which they could turn on at a moments notice when needed.
Possible Ending 2 -
After leaving the principal's office, John and Randy thought for a minute and went straight to the pay phone in the lobby. Randy called the school office and when the the secretary answered he yelled with a loud gruff voice "this is Dean Trout I want to talk to the principal!" The principal answered and Randy continued, "This is Dean Trout! My boys just came home with shaved heads. I'm on my way down and someone's head will roll!" The phone was slammed down and the principal called the cops. Ralph Stansfield showed up in uniform in 3 minutes and after being briefed stood around another 15 minutes. John and Randy made their way to the secretary's office where several teachers and the principal had assembled. John asked what was happening, and the secretary told them that Dean Trout was on his way to the school. John then asked for the principal's attention and all assembled grew silent. John said he had an introduction to make. Pointing to the principal he said "Mr. Jensen," he then pointed at Randy, "I would like you to meet Mr. Trout. Mr. Trout meet Principal Jensen". Everyone stared for a few seconds and then Ralph figured it out and cracked up as did the other teachers assembled. Ralph was still laughing as he headed back to his squad car. Mr Jensen finally smiled in relief that Dean Trout was not really coming to school. With everyone else relieved and laughing Randy and John were given a warning and sent back to class! Randy could always think fast and seemed to shrug off fear and danger.
Myself - I've always enjoyed ending 2 as I have shared the story over the years.
Jeff