Obituary of Perry Edwards Hall

Perry Edwards Hall II, 73, of Far Hills, NJ, died peacefully on July 30, 2011 in the company of his loving wife, Jeanne, and his children. He was born in Short Hills, NJ on January 23, 1938. A son of Herbert and Molly Hall, Perry grew up with 4 siblings: Seymour, Brooks, James and Holly. He graduated from Phillips Academy Andover in 1956, and Princeton University 1961, where he played hockey and lacrosse. Perry enjoyed a 40 year career in finance and retired in 2001 from Morgan Stanley in New York. He will be remembered for his extreme generosity to all he knew and his enthusiastic spirit. He maintained a beautiful farm in Far Hills, NJ, and enjoyed time on Long Beach Island, NJ and in Dorset, VT. Most importantly, Perry was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his wife Jeanne, son Perry and his wife Lynn, son Brooks and his wife Sally, son Ben and his wife Laura, step-daughter Sandra Cane and her husband Michael, step-daughter Gennifer Puppe and her husband Kevin, eleven grandchildren, siblings Seymour, James and Holly, first wife Virginia Birch, many nieces and nephews and his dog Hunter. A funeral service was held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Gladstone, NJ on Wednesday August 3rd at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Perry's memory to The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home, Peapack, NJ, 908-234-0590.