Herman
Hall
April 5, 1939 - July 19, 2007
April 5, 1939 - July 19, 2007
On
Thursday morning July 19 Herman Hall's truck was rear-ended on Rt 49 as
he drove home to Milledgeville, Ga from getting some
tomatoes from a friend. He did not survive. He
is survived by his wife, Jean, his four children- Kim Martin (New
York), Kay Tyson (Georgia), Kristi Hall (California) and Kirk Hall
(California). He has five grandchildren. Herman
was a professional trainer for a couple of decades starting in the late
sixties. He competed in trials throughout the Southeast and judged many
trials (with his wife, in many cases) throughout the same region. She
also assisted him in all aspects of his kennel operation as
well as in running the dogs where she was his scout. As soon as
they were old enough, his children did the same.
Dr L. G. Thompson (left) and Herman chatting at last Heart Of Georgia trial (late 90’s)
His
winningest dog was Hayride Delivery Buck.
Buck’s shooting dog wins were well up in the double digits.
Easy
Does It was his biggest challenge. She didn’t win
(nor even finish) as much as Buck, but it was never over until she had
run. He and Jean were given a black and white pup by the
Al Schorr of Alabama. After starting her he and Jean
turned her over to Ray Pearce of Tom Cousin’s Nonami
Plantation near Albany. Her name
was Buckle
Up Sis. Jean occasionally handled her in some amateur
stakes, but Ray led her to victory in the Southeastern
Open Shooting Dog Championship.
Champion Buckle Up Sis
In
the years since “retiring” from training he always maintain an interest
in trials and usually attended a few every year including
last season.
Frank Thompson