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Bruce Daniel Hall

December 31, 1969 — August 20, 2013

Obituary for Bruce Daniel Hall

Bruce Daniel Hall, lover of life, grower of gardens, kite-flying and bike-riding lover of beauty, nature, and art, flew back into the arms of his Creator on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at the age of 44, after succumbing to injuries sustained at his workplace.

Bruce's earthly journey began one day in the month of May when he arrived in Hammond, Ind., to his mother Twila Imogene Bridwell Hall and his father Daniel E. Hall. His three sisters awakened that morning to be told they had a new baby brother. Thus began the magical life of Bruce.

The Hall family moved to Faribault, Minn., soon after Bruce's birth, where he enjoyed a childhood filled with sledding and snow-play in the winter and barefoot outdoor games in the summer, when his skin would turn a deep golden brown. He could often be seen riding his unicycle around town, and he once put red-white-and-blue streamers in its spokes for the local pet parade and rode down Main Street throwing candy to the delighted crowd. At age 12 he starred in the play "The Music Man," playing a perfectly-lisping Winthrop.

In 1982 the Halls moved to Austin, Texas. Bruce's love of the bicycle fully blossomed as he rode for miles on his BMX bike under the hot Texas sun. His bicycle balancing tricks became legendary among the biking community of Austin. It was also during this time that his love of electronics transformed into a love of computers and his interest in computer graphics emerged.

In 1989, Bruce was given the best gift of his life, his son Aaron Daniel Hall. Bruce tended to Aaron with deep love and a nurturing heart. It could be said that they grew up together. In 2008 they made the trek to Missoula and together fell in love with the beauty of Montana's mountains and rivers.

For the five years he resided in Missoula, Bruce was employed as an auto detailer and paint-prep technician at Rick's Auto Body. He took great pride in his work there and valued greatly the friendships he formed with his co-workers.

Bruce loved people and spent the majority of his free time looking out for and helping others and enjoying the company of his treasured friends. Many have described Bruce as "everyone's best friend." His ability to see the positive in others, even when no one else could, was one of his key attributes. He will be sorely missed by many, and not least by his nieces and nephews who universally described him as their "cool" uncle.

Bruce was preceded in death by his grandparents and his beloved American bulldog, Eris, who no doubt welcomed his arrival on the other side with full-body tail wags. He is survived by his parents, Dan and Twila Hall of Austin, Texas; his son, Aaron Hall of Missoula; his three sisters, Sherry (Jerry) Grimshaw of De Forest, Wis., Diane (John Michael) Wall of Austin and Laura Hall (formerly Smitherman) of Missoula; and nieces and nephews, Jeremiah Grimshaw of Fargo, N.D., Rachel Grimshaw of Modesto, Calif., Meg Smitherman of Portland, Ore., and Callie and Elisha Wall of Austin.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Animeals (www.animeals.com/) or Free Cycles Missoula (www.strans.org/freecycles.html).

A celebration of Bruce's life will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Pattee Canyon Picnic Area at 11 a.m. with a potluck picnic to follow. Bring your kids, your dog, your instruments, your Frisbee, and most importantly, your inner child. For specific details about the life celebration please visit http://carecalendar.org/ logon/158369 and enter calendar ID 158369 and security code 1094

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