Lauren Arundel Hall       10/24/1945-3/4/2020

Lauren Arundel Hall, born to Edward and Juanita Hall in Napa, CA October 24, 1945 passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter, Michelle on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 after a long debilitating illness.  

Lauren attended local schools, graduating from Napa High School in 1963.  He enlisted in the Air Force after graduation and was deployed to Mass to serve as a cartographer during the Viet Nam war.  He met and married Sherry Lariviere and they returned to Napa in the early 70s to pursue his education at Napa Jr College.  He transferred to Fresno State to continue his education.   The majority of his work life was focused on installation and support of telephone technology.  He traveled to many sites for work and fell in love with Alaska. He wanted to move to Alaska however he had to settle for several return visits. 

He and Sherry divorced in the mid 80’s and he married twice more.  He settled in Concord, CA.  after his divorce and made that his base before moving to San Diego for the last years of his life. He is survived by his son Eric Hall(Stephanie) and grandsons, Michael, Robert and Ardun; Michelle Hall and granddaughter, Amanda; sister, Meredith Burrell(Bill) and her family; brother E. Thomas Hall.

In retirement, he enjoyed developing his culinary skills.  He was known by several nicknames:  the Rib Man and the Pepper Maniac.  Many looked forward to enjoying his creations, especially those topped by some of his hand crafted pepper.  He grew many plants, dried, ground and combined the end productto create packets of “fire” to share with his friends.

Lauren had many friends in the many places he lived, worked and visited.  His favorite pastime was striking up a conversation at the local pub and enjoying a variety of topics.  The all time favorite of course were his beloved 49ers and/or the San Francisco Giants.  Raise a mug of your favorite brew and remember the “Rib Man”.