Gary Lee Hall, 64, of Spokane, Washington,passed away peacefully on April 22, 2025 after fighting a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Gary was born on September 21, 1960, in Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England to Willie and Vallerie Hall. From there they moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where his brother, Mark, was born in June of 1962. With his dad being in the military, the adventure continued with moves to San Antonio, Texas; Istanbul, Turkey; Madrid, Spain; Alexandria, Louisiana; Spokane, Washington and with Dad’s retirement to Natchitoches, Louisiana. Years later they would all reunite as a family in Spokane, Washington.

Gary graduated from Medical Lake High School in 1979. In March of 1982, he joined the Washington Air National Guard where he was a weekend warrior for 17 years, while working at Deaconess Hospital. In March of 1999, he went fulltime with his 141st Civil Engineering Unit. He retired in June of 2018 with over 36 years of total service. He held Air Force specialty codes of interior electrician, exterior lineman, First Seargent and operations management. He had 2 combat tours in Kuwait and Iraq and 50+ deployments stateside and overseas. Gary loved his brothers and sisters in arms that he served with.

Gary had two children from his first marriage, a daughter, Rashell and a son, Justin. In January of 2011, Gary married the love of his life, Karen Hall, who helped him through some of his most difficult times with the onset of pancreatic cancer.

Gary enjoyed spending time with his friends and family, especially his grandchildren and great nephews. He enjoyed playing basketball, camping, fishing, reading, fantasy football and again, recently, playing cribbage with his high school buddies. These friends also provided compassion and friendship during the last 6 months of Gary’s journey - amazing how these relationships picked up 45 years later without a missed beat.

Gary is survived by his wife, Karen Hall, daughter, Rashell (Chad) Lampe, son, Justin (Tara) Hall, step daughter, Cindi (Will) Venable, step son, Jeff (Katie) Blevins, grandchildren, Addison, Brayden, Bella, Peyton, Blakely, Levi and Carter, step grandchildren, Jahdeia, Easton, McKenna and Haidyn, parents, Willie and Valerie Hall, brother, Mark (Janette) Hall,brother-in-law, Samuel Olson, niece Ashton (Hovik) Melkonyan, nephews Tony (Lindsey) Hall, step nephews Andrew Worley, Alex Worley, great nephews, Lincoln, Hudson, Leo and Cayne.

He was preceded in death by sisters-in-law, Lori Hall and Joan Olson.

Gary was a very kind, thoughtful and hard-working professional. He loved following the Zags and won the family Sweet Sixteen pool this year. We’re going to miss him and his sense of humor.

The family would like to thank the loving caregivers at the VA Community Living Centerand Hospice of Spokane, for all their care and compassion with helping us make Gary's last months peaceful and comfortable.

There will be a private ceremony for family and his brothers and sisters in arms (due to limited seating) on June 13, 2025 – 2:20 pm at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery, 21702 W Espanola Road
Medical Lake, Washington 99022. Those attending MUST BE ON TIME. Please contact Karen Hall or Paul Alsept.

A casual Celebration of Gary’s Life is scheduled on June 13, 2025 - 4:00 pm at the home of Mark and Janette Hall, 5112 N Fruit Hill Road, Spokane, WA 99217.