John Clair Hall of Port Orchard, Washington died at the Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington on April 10, 2004. He died of complications due to Rheumatoid Arthritis. He was 62. He was born September 2, 1941 in Verona, Pennsylvania to Ronald L. and Elizabeth G. (Miller) Hall. John married Colleen H. (Peterson) Hall on October 10, 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota. He graduated from Verona High School in Verona, Pennsylvania in 1959; and, attended Penn. State Ext. in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He served in the Navy from July 19, 1960 to April 30, 1984 - attaining rank of E-7 Chief Missile Technician. John loved photography, family, eagles, flowers. He was a Lutheran. John is survived by his wife - Colleen of the Port Orchard, Washington family home; sons - Stephen Ronald Hall of Anderson, South Carolina, Shawn Michael of Canberra, Australia, Stacy Gordon of Mill Creek, Washington; brother - Ronald Leroy Hall of Tionesta, Pennsylvania; sister - Phyllis (Hall) Krieger; 5 grandchildren (Maxwell, Cortney, Thadeus, Antonio and Brandon Hall). A visitation will be held at Rill Chapel's Life Tribute Center in Port Orchard, Washington on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. on March 15, 2004. Memorial Donations may be made to: Arthritis Foundation Washington Chapter 552 S Michigan Seattle, WA 98103