Arvel “AJ” James Hall, Jr., 79 of Salado passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019, at home with his wife, Carole by his side. AJ was born to Katherine and AJ Hall, Sr on April 18, 1940 in Waco, Tx. In 1960 he married Carole Rae Lee in Austin, Tx. They raised three wonderful sons. He spent 4 years in the Navy working on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, the Bon Homme Richard. Over the years he chose numerous outdoor careers among which were heavy equipment operator, offshore oil rig worker, material supervisor for Huffco, an oil company in Indonesia, and prior to his retirement in 2002 spent 2 decades as an independent catastrophe adjuster in the insurance business.

He was a 25-year year member of Salado Masonic Lodge #296

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carole Hall, his sons, Arvel James (Jim) Hall III, Jeffrey Lee Hall, and Jerry Wade Hall, his 7 grandchildren, his brother, Bill Hall, and nephew Cody James Hall and niece Katherine Jade Hall.

AJ chose instead of a normal burial to donate his remains to the TAMU Willed Body Program, and also chose not to have any public memorial service.