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Bud Thomas Hall
Bud Thomas Hall was born in Laguna Beach, California on 18 September 1932. He was appointed to West Point from the 22nd Congressional District of California and admitted on 5 July 1950. He was discharged on 2 January 1951 for deficiency in Mathematics, reexamined in March 1951, declared proficient and joined the Class of 1955 on 30 August 1951. He was in Company K 2 and was on the track team for four years. He graduated on 7 June 1955 and was commissioned in the US Air Force.
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Bud Thomas Hall
On March 3, 2011 Bud Hall passed from this life just as he had lived it, with courage and quiet dignity.
Bud was born in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 1932. He graduated from Laguna Beach High School. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and was a graduate of the class of 1955. Bud retired from the United States Air Force after a distinguished career of 27 years.
He is survived by his wife Mary, son Mark (Jill), daughter Lynda Rasmussen (Dave) and two stepsons David Dodd (Michele) and Jeff Dodd (Dawn). He is also survived by seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Burial is at Fort Rosecrans National Military Cemetery, San Diego. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Livingston Memorial Hospice, 1996 Eastman Ave. ste 101, Ventura, CA 93003 or Fisher House Foundation (temporary multifamily residences for families of hospitalized military members or their dependants) at www.fisherhouse.org/donate.
Published in Ventura County Star
March 20, 2011
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