Warren Hall (Early S Man) 1950-2008...

[PeterTarga]

RIP Warren.

[Gogar]

I'm gonna take a muddy, slushy drive in my '72 today with lights on. I can do that with a fully functioning charging system and battery thanks to Warren. RIP.

[azasadny]

Wow! I just saw this (I haven't been able to access the website for a few days) and I'm saddened. Warren helped me out so much with his posts and emails that I really wish I could have thanked him in person for all he did for me. I will miss Warren! I'm praying for his family and friends as he was a very special person!!

[Sunroof]

My friends son, Brian died at the age of 25 from cystic fibrosis this year and I witnessed his suffering since he was a small child. Warren certainly beat the odds and lived life to the fullest. His life was rich with friends and wonderful admirers. His passing is a great and terrible loss to all of of us, but he leaves a legacy of caring for people and his passion for spreading his wisdom and knowlege. Warren was a real gem and he will be missed very much.

Bob

[viejopatron]

They say that one does not die when they make a difference and are well remembered by their friends.

So with that, Warren's still with us, thanks to this board.

[JuiceMan]

It really saddens me to hear this, many time in the past Warren helped me out with questions he was a great person always willing to help and share his vast knowledge. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[mtagtmeyer]

very unfortunate he had to go but as a newbie to both this forum and 914 world, i noticed a lot of people cared. it means a lot im sure to him and his family and its amazing how a common interest such as a 914 can bring so many people together. i didnt know him but its nice to see there are still some good people left.

[74cookiecutter]

Wayne, Thanks for the forum through which I had the opportunity to draw from Warren's knowledge.

Warren, you will be missed.

[Blitzkrieg]

Rest In Peace Warren......you are and forever will be missed.

As Wayne mentioned, we have lost many great people from our community over the years....i dont know if this is appropriate or not, but perhaps a hall of fame to show our respect to those that have come and gone and given us so much.

Rest In Peace.

[plymouthcolt]

Warren thank you for assisting me in diagnosing my ignition/spark plugs.

I will drive my pcar today in your honor.

[RazorRacer]

When someone you truly know passes, they take a part of you with them. He took a part of me, because I am deeply saddened like so many PelicanHeads. Warren must have entered with a soul that was decorated with parts of us. Rest in Peace.

[jmchrist]

Warren was renowned also in Europe, in particular for providing us with the technical documentation for the Bosch 3-pin and 6-pin CDIs. This was a key contribution, just to name one of them.
Rest in Peace, Warren.

jmchrist for the French-speaking Club911.net (www.club911.net)

[Bill Douglas]

Thanks Warren for being a knowledgeable, and good fun, part of this BBS. Your contributions will be appreciated for many years to come.

[purplxd]

Its truly sad to hear that we've lost such a great person, but it is good to hear he was well loved by all here.

Perhaps a joint effort from people on the board to build a Porsche racer in his memory with a charity donation fund in his name would be a suitable tribute?


Cheers
Aaron

[carrue529]

Thank you Wayne, and thank you Warren...RIP

[Tim in N FL]

Very sad news, indeed.
Rest in Peace, Warren.
I've enjoyed reading your contributions to this forum.
As I move toward the purchase of my first 911, I'm sure I will have the opportunity to benefit from your legacy here...
Sincerely,
Tim

Our friend, Warren Hall, was buried January 5, 2008 in the Liberty Hill community, just outside of Mt Pleasant, TX. Below is Ryan Vestal's (bigchillcar) tribute posted in OT. I thought you would all appreciate knowing about his final journey on this earth. My thoughts will follow.

Originally Posted by bigchillcar

everyone...if a man was to have a funeral, god couldn't have picked a more beautiful day than yesterday. the sun was shining, very light wind and the temperature outside just shy of 70 degrees. perfect..

kurt valentine drove down from jefferson city, mo, to my home the night before. i cooked us a meal and we crashed early to get up at 6 am to get ready for the 3 hour drive to mount pleasant, tx. as it turned out, we met mark wilson at the funeral home within minutes of each other..warren would have approved of our nearly perfect 'timing'. bob aines (boba) followed mark from dallas as well.

what mark did for warren, and equally important for his sister pat..and their extended family at large simply cannot be put into words. he opened up his heart and gave a glowing, warm tribute to warren at the funeral very fitting for a very remarkable man. i'll leave it to mark to provide the additional details of warren's life, as he's earned the privilege to share with us those parts of warren unknown to the rest of us, but shared first-hand to mark and to those of us at the funeral itself.

before the funeral, family had prepared food for everyone and we were able to meet them personally prior to the service in an adjacent building reserved for such affairs. the funeral itself was in a very small church, 'bethel chapel', that could possibly hold 100 people, and those in attendance were his extended family, a couple friends..and five of us representing his 'extended pelican family'. ned, another pelican (racking my brain for his screen name..he'll have to chime in) from nearby pittsburgh, tx, i believe it was, also attended.

warren's very sweet sister, pat..is simply devastated by the loss of her dear brother. it was a privilege to have had the opportunity to meet her and to listen to her speak for about an hour of her childhood days with warren - they were fewer than two years apart in age. warren was quite the prodigy..apparently reading at the comprehension level by age two, could fix anything, built model rockets at times 'manned' by either a live frog or hamster named 'snoopy' that he and his sister had had a vet carefully implant wires as a means for monitoring 'vital signs'. apparently, warren intended to get someone into space back in the early sixties if the united states space program wasn't going to get things moving along fast enough to suit him!

pat also took a great deal of time to try and find the words to express just how much your acts of kindness, in trying to save his life through your prayers and donations to his cause, meant to him. mark wilson had visited warren in the hospital on several occasions, and although he labored for breath and in such pain, mark's donation of the use of a laptop with a wireless connection meant that warren last day's were spent filled with HOPE and in the presence of a great out-pouring of love from those of us who extended our hearts out to him. he read every single post we made - every single one - up until his final hour. he was fully aware of the magnificent outpouring of affection and effort, and pat believes it amounted unbelievably to giving warren a sense of peace, helping to put his amazing life into perspective as evidenced by the broad groupings, countless numbers his mind reached. the humble, amazing genius of a man was simply moved beyond measure. you did a wonderful thing for a very, very, very deserving man in warren hall. his sister, his family, all want you to know it..and mark wilson will be providing more of the same in finer detail. what a job mark did in coordinating this effort, seeing it through to the very best of his ability, and again for his warm tribute..

after the service, which included remarks from other family members, singing of beautiful, familiar hymns..to include several vocal solos - a capella - from a member of his family, we caravaned the short distance to the grave side service. another solo, this time, 'amazing grace', was quite fitting. pat requested some time alone with her brother, so the rest of us returned to our cars, met up with her later and said our final goodbyes to one another.

this pelican community may very legitimately call itself now a member of warren's 'extended family'..and ought to be very proud. it was impossible not to look into the eyes of his grateful family, his sister, and not be moved by their expressions of joy and gratitude for the offerings by the so many of us who were committed to his cause. was it a day to be proud to call yourself a pelican in helping this wonderful family to celebrate the LIFE of warren hall, jr.? oh yes..yes it was..

i'll attach what pics i took with my camera phone. i apologize for their quality. i think mark's camera will later reveal some things with more clarity..

kurt shortly after his arrival at my home, seated in my kitchen, having a bourbon while i cook..


me cooking..


hitting the road, riding in kurt's beautiful red '86 911.


gassing up, still on the way in east texas..

Also from Ryan:

Originally Posted by bigchillcar

mark's 'ginger' outside of bethel chapel..


our friend, warren hall, jr....


following mark on the way to the grave side service..


another..


cloudy shot of boba (bob aines) behind us..


at the cemetary..bob and ned in the foreground..


cars just before leaving cemetery to drive home..


'ghostly' shot of kurt after we'd returned back to little rock in the evening. he had to be in st. louis today, so had to leave immediately after dropping me off..


final picture of me by the bigchillcar, which didn't have the pleasure of making the drive..


again..sorry these pics are so terrible. they just don't tell the story well enough, but they're all i have. i'm no photographer.

Ryan,
Beautifully done, thank you so much for telling the story. Pat is fortunate to live close to so many family members. I'm sure they will help her through this difficult time. One of the things I found interesting in my short time with the family was how genuine, friendly and kind they all are. Getting to know them told me volumes about Warren. You can all rest assured, he was the real deal.

The service was truly beautiful. Warren's cousin David officiated and another cousin David led all of the hymns. A few of us told what he meant to us. I was honored to be able to speak for the board and in doing, made sure his family knew how much he was loved here and how much he will be missed.

Pat wants everyone here to know how much she appreciates all of the generosty and kindness that came from Warren's on line family. As Ryan said, after he got the laptop he watched Pelican every day while in the hospital. All of the comments, get well messages and donations let him know just how much he was respected and appreciated.

I am so grateful to have been able to meet Kurt, Ryan and Ned and that Bob made the drive. I know that meant the world to his family.

It struck me standing outside the church how much the setting reminded me of the opening scene in The Big Chill. It was fitting that we had bigchillcar there in person. As a tribute to Warren, Pat asked to ride in a Porsche to and from the cemetary instead of the limo. On the way to the car, I asked her if she had seen the movie and she said yes and laughed out loud when she realized it too.

Here are a few pictures of Warren's on line family.

[rennch]

Warren: May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.