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Sandra Lee Hall, 72 of Indio, CA peacefully passed into the hands of her Heavenly Father with her family at her side on May 11, 2014 after a ten year battle with Alzheimer's disease. The daughter of Howard H. Hough and Virginia M. Hough she was born on June 16, 1941 in El Centro, CA. She graduated from Imperial High School. She attended Westmont College where she met her future husband. She also attended Long Beach State University before her marriage to James O. Hall. After the marriage she attended and graduated from Sacramento State University. She received her teaching credential from San Jose State University and taught 4th and 5th grade in the Evergreen School District in San Jose until her first child was born. She loved teaching young children and they loved her in return. Her first two children were born in San Jose. After living 9 years in the San Jose area she joined her husband as he was transferred to Japan for a tour of duty in the Tokyo area where her third child was born. Sucessive Tours of duty for her husband took her to Virginia Beach, VA, to Brunswick, Maine where her fourth child was born, to Hawaii where she returned to teaching at the Mililani Baptist preschool, to Mission Viejo where she continued teaching at the Mission Viejo Christian Church preschool. Her passion was her family. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She dedicated her time and enerty to her family, neighbors and community. She enjoyed and traveled extensively with her husband and children visiting Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, The Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and China in the Western Pacific. In the East she traveled to Greece, Italy, Turkey and the Greek Islands. In the USA, National Parks were her favorite places to visit. After her husband's retirement from the Navy, the family resettled in Moorpark, CA where her husband worked in the satellite operations business. While there she served as the President of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary. Her and her husband bought a second home in Heritage Palms Indio. She is survived by her husband Jim, daughter Tamara M. Johnsen of Santa Barbara, CA and sons, James O. Hall, Jr. of Woodland Hills, CA, Eric A. Hall of Camarillo, CA and Matthew T. Hall of Fremont, CA and grandchildren Brodie, Ashton, Claire, Paige, Grace and brother Stephen Hough of Dayton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Virginia Hough. She will be buried in the Riverside National Cemetery on May 23, 2014. A celebration of Life will occur in Camarillo, CA during the month of June. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her name to the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences can be directed to Jin at jimsandra@dslextreme.com.

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Sandra Lee Hall

May 11, 1942 - May 11, 2014