Marty and Karla Grant

!OBIT:
Ryan Jefferson Hall
HALL, RYAN JEFFERSON, RYAN JEFFERSON HALL, 15, passed away on 6/20/06 during surgery in the ICU at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. He suddenly became ill on May 17th and had been in the ICU since May 25th with a rapidly progressing unidentified lung disease. He was born in Dallas on November 24, 1990 and lived in Garland his entire life. He had completed his freshman year in the International Baccalaureate Program at Garland High and was ranked in the top 5% of his class, He was very involved in the youth ministry at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson and gave his life to Christ at age 9. Ryan is survived by his parents, Scott and Emily, and sister, Mallory, all of Garland; grandparents, Donald and Olive Hall, of Port Neches and Jeff and Lou Nelle George, of Midland; many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Williams Funeral Directors at 1600 South Garland Ave. in Garland. Funeral services will be held in the sanctuary at The Heights Baptist Church at 2:30 on Friday at 201 W. Renner Road. A graveside service will follow at Garland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Student Ministry Fund at The Heights Baptist Church or other charity. 972-276-5000 Williams Funeral Directors Over 120 Years of Family Service 1600 South Garland Avenue Garland TX

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Published in the Dallas Morning News on 6/22/2006.

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RYAN JEFFERSON HALL

12:00 AM CDT on Thursday, June 22, 2006

By NATALIE MEDIGOVICH / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

Ryan Jefferson Hall, a 15-year-old Garland boy hospitalized since last month because of an illness, died Tuesday.

His family, who gave updates on the boy's condition through a Web site, said Tuesday that cultures showed evidence of a water-borne bacteria, and that doctors planned surgery to move him to a different type of heart-lung machine.

"Ryan didn't make it through the surgery tonight and went to be with Jesus about midnight," they wrote Wednesday. "We certainly don't understand God's plan in this, but we trust Him."

There will be a visitation from 6 to 8 tonight at Williams Funeral Home, 1600 S. Garland Ave. in Garland. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at The Heights Baptist Church, 201 W. Renner Road in Richardson, with burial at Garland Memorial Park.

Born Nov. 24, 1990, Ryan attended Walnut Glen and Austin academies in Garland. He became involved in the youth group at church in the seventh grade, going on several mission trips.

"He was a perfect kid. He never got in trouble, and he was such a good brother," his father, Scott Hall, said Wednesday.

Ryan was a freshman at Garland High School, where he was in the International Baccalaureate program and in the top 5 percent of his class academically. He was on the swim team. His summer plans included a church mission trip, a family vacation to the Grand Canyon and driving lessons.

But an odd rash turned into a fever and other symptoms that led to him to be hospitalized at Children's Medical Center Dallas, where doctors were working as late as last week to determine the exact nature of Ryan's lung disease.

In addition to his father, Ryan is survived by his mother, Emily Hall of Garland; sister, Mallory Hall of Garland; and grandparents, Donald and Olive Hall of Port Neches, Texas, and Jeff and Lou Nelle George of Midland.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Student Ministry Fund at The Heights Baptist Church or another charity.

Natalie Medigovich is a Frisco-based freelance writer.