Ole Dad

[Chris]

I have just learned (from one of his children) that Hal Eaton, one of our oldest members, passed away July 15, 2017. His wife of 70 years, Marge, passed away two days earlier.
My wife Gayle and I rented their guest room, for the standard fee of $0.35/night, and had supper at their home, when we were touring the Blue Ridge Parkway, in October 2010. Lovely people. I have a picture of that occasion, but I forget how to use Photobucket.

[KeithE]

Ole Dad was a great guy with much insight. I understand he served at the Oak Hill Academy for decades.

[Dave Roberts]

Let me pay a bit of tribute to my friend, Hal Eaton. Hal and I served some 12 miles apart in Southwest Virginia. He combined the roles of being Chaplain of Oak Hill Academy and Pastor of Young's Chapel Baptist Church, the campus church for the boarding high school. Hal had previously retired from service as a US Navy Chaplain. He and Marge were great people who loved young people, fought for moderate Baptist causes, and cared for his fellow pastors. While he could have gone most anywhere in the larger churches of Baptist life with his credentials, Hal and Marge chose to invest in troubled young people and in a small community few can even find on the map. I am saddened by the loss of my friend, but I would be impoverished had our paths not crossed.

[David Flick]

[Tim Bonney]

Sorry to hear about Hal's passing!

[Sandy]

I'm saddened to hear of his passing, but glad for him that he didn't have to live long in this world without his companion of 70 years.

[Haruo]

Second what Sandy said. Looking forward to meeting them.

[Chris]

[Jim]

I go farther back than my 2006 date, when one just clicked on the blue lines under a post to riposte. I used a different ID then but have forgotten it. This means I saw lots of Eaton's remarks. He was pithy and provoking and a pleasure. I love his take on the Ten Cs and admire his ability to be flexible, though I am much more incorrigible, maybe not nearly as nice.

[Bruce Gourley]

I am sorry to hear of Hal's passing. David, thank you for sharing of your visits with Hal, and the photo.