OBITUARY

Former Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register artist David D. Hall

died peacefully at his Newport Beach home Jan. 18 after a long battle

with Parkinson’s disease. He was 86.

Born Sept. 11, 1913, Mr. Hall’s newspaper career spanned more than 55

years. It began in the 1930s at the Chicago American and Chicago Sun and

ended with his retirement from the Register in 1993.

After moving to Corona del Mar in 1948, Mr. Hall joined the Los Angeles

Mirror, an afternoon paper published by the Los Angeles Times. There his

work ranged from news and feature art to editorial cartooning. When the

paper ceased publication in 1962, he opened Hall Stationers, the first

stationary store in Corona del Mar.

Mr. Hall’s newspaper career resumed in 1965 when he became a member of

the Los Angeles Times’ Creative Graphics department. He retired from the

Times in 1978, enjoyed a few years off, and then worked at The Orange

County Register’s Creative Graphics department until 1993.

He is survived by his wife Peggy, brothers Henry and Louis Hall, and

sister Barbara Ady. His children include David Douglas Hall Jr., Martha

Shaw, Irene Junowich, Mary Sarris, Chris Hall and Annie Bosche. He also

leaves 20 grandchildren.