Saturday, September 17, 2022
Kirk (Kirky) Hall
My nephew since I was 7 years old. I used to love it when he was old enough to talk he would call me Dunkle Dunkle Eddy.. We grew up together he was always so unbelievably artistically gifted. His creativity was off the chart. He was making creative drawings since he was old enough to hold a pencil. He would draw little spiders he saw lurking around he would draw more advanced images as he grew.. We would play legos with my friends and kirk would create fantastic forts to hide his army guys to guard against our onslaught of dart gun shots. We would also spend countless hours playing video games as we were growing up together. He had an amazing gift of creativity.
He was very intelligent and quick witted. Probably a little to smart for his own good as he would become very bored quickly if he was not enjoying the endeavor. He definitely enjoyed doing things his own way. He was never one to follow conventional wisdom. He was always very independent and made his own decisions regarding what he wanted to do. I always supported that because I am the same way. All the elders in his family are that way as well. We all March to our own drum beat. Kirk was no exception he thrived on being his own man so to speak.
As he entered high school he played football for Newport Harbor High. Where he was an outstanding line backer. We used to lift weights together and he would visit me often at my beach house in newport. He became very strong and physically fit. In fact he was an absolute beast in high school he could outlift almost
Everyone at the gym. He went on to do some college then to the military both short stints but long enough for him to gather the experience he desired.
Once he became fully into adulthood he pursued many adventures and gathered many experiences probably more than I can put in a book. All the while doing things his own way. I admired that in him. We lost contact for a few years while he pursued life adventures. He finally meet Betsy the one who helped him find peace and joy and forgiveness. He reached out to me a ton over the past few months where we spoke on the phone and in texts. He seemed so happy finally, enjoying his job, his house, his puppy and his wife. All things were coming together for him. Then he suddenly passed. I will forever love that guy so much and will always have a special place in my heart for him forever.
Dunkle Eddy
