Very long time Wilmington NRHS Chapter member, historian, and author Richard Hall passed away Thursday after a short hospital stay (but a long series of medical problems). Richard was an early driving force (I think a founding member) at the Wilmington and Western and a longtime fixture in the Wilmington Chapter of the NRHS. He was an expert on the PRR, MOW equipment, and facilities amongst other things. He was also a well known O Scale modeler. I'll post his actual obituary when it becomes available.

Indeed Tom. Dick had a very impressive collection of O scale. I remember his display one year at Transportation Day at Wilmington, inside the 410...he had several models there, including PRR 4662.

He was a very, VERY knowledgable man, a walking encyclopedia of information on just about anything you can think of related to Railroading in the Delaware Valley.

A loss to the railfan community, the NRHS and of course, the Wilm. & Western.

Here is his obituary from the local paper.

http://miva.delawareonline.com/miva/cgi ... s.mv+86606

RICHARD HALL

Richard E. Hall

Age 83, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009, in Christiana Hospital after a brief illness.

Richard was born in Port Deposit, MD, graduated from Rising Sun High School in 1943 and attended the University of Maryland where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity and ROTC. He retired from G.M. in 1984 after 37 years service. He was a volunteer for the Wilmington & Western Railroad and a member of the Historic Red Clay Valley Association for 50 years. Dick was also a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society, Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA and a lifetime member of the National Railway Historical Society. Dick was a railway historian, author and technical advisor. He was a member of the Richardson Park UM Church and the Masonic Harmony Lodge #53 A.M. & F.M. of Port Deposit, MD for 60 years.

Richard is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary (Winant), three sons, C. Curtis Hall (Onie Passmore), Theodore E. (Patricia) and John W. (Jacki) his two brothers H. Howard Hall and John C. Hall and his grandchildren, Bradley, Sierra, Laura, Leslie and Heather Hall.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday September 15, at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3710 Kirkwood Hwy., at Duncan Rd. at 11 am, where friends may call after 9:30 am. A Masonic service will be held at 10:45 am. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Canine Partners for Life, PO Box 170, Cochranville, PA 19330.

For online condolences visit

www.mccreryfuneralhome.com

302-478-2204