RIP Cajuns will miss J. Kelley Hall

[CajunSaint]

incredible. coach, we hardly knew ye. my prayers go out to his wife and children. rip, coach. THINK BIG!! everybody

[NOCajun]

Terrible news!! I so hoped to see Kelly and his family back in Lafayette. All my prayers go out to his family.

[Ewhite]

Wow what a loss to this world Coach was a great person I had dealings with him as he drove one of the loaners that the dealership I was working at the time gave to UL for use. Always had time for me. I mean he was driving our car but never made a demand, never damaged a vehicle always made sure his insurance was intact and always commanded respect that a head basketball deserves. I mean that in a good way, he was a class act 110%

The world loss a class act but the kids lost a father and Merdith lost a husband my heart aches for them. Miss you coach more than yesterday.

Bright side if ant this the first time I came home to this board in a while....Thanks Coach

[lcitsh]

http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/myrt...&pid=145055855

Please send condolences to Meredith, Brynley, Jordyn & Aubrey.

[IberiaCajun]

Here is a link to "The Sun News" website with death notice of James Kelley Hall; arrangements are pending.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myr...5855&fhid=4143

[lcitsh]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myr...&pid=145066402

Funeral services have been set.

[IberiaCajun]

_ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myr...&pid=145066402

Funeral services have been set. _

Thanks for the update.
Go Cajuns!

[RaginDave]

Just sitting back reflecting on the loss of COACH Hall....While he was not a graduate of our school, he was a Cajun through and through. While he coached basketball, he was a Cajun Fan of all sports, while he coached a women's team, he believed and routed for the men's sports, all of them. While he left us to coach at another school, even then he called himself HEADRAGINCAJUN, then he was forced out at Cincy, and still followed us as HEADRAGINCAJUN, now a great man has left us, a man that I can say truly understood what it meant to be a Cajun, even though he was not born one. Coach Hall, talked about loving it in Lafayette and I truly believe would have come back if everything would have worked out. I hate to think that this man is gone at such a young age.

I remember, back about 5-6 years ago, I was living in Charlotte and outside of catching a couple of women's basketball second halves when I was at U(s)L in the late 80's and early 90's, I had never watched a Cajun women’s game. But they were having a hell of a season and were going to be one PPV vs UNT. I payed for the game and watched it completely through to the end (we won, by the way)

He gave me reason to believe that we could be competitive in every sport and I watched him completely turn around the worst sport we had at the time, into not only a winner, but a NCAA participant and not because we won our conference tournament, but because we were an AT LARGE bid.

While I never met the man, I feel as though I knew him very well, he responded to each and every email that I sent and every question I had. The man loved this university and loved coaching kids and was good at it.

RIP, Coach Hall and to each and every member of you family I hope time heals this. We lost a great one in Coach Hall and while he was only a Cajun for a short time, he will be remembered fondly by at least one LIFETIME CAJUN!!!!!

Thanks for all you did COACH, we will miss you.

[NOCajun]

Fantasitic tribute, Dave!! I still remember last year, when I started getting some PMs on this board from COACH. At first, I was wondering if someone else on here was screwing with me, because I had never met the man nor corresponded with him in any way before. In his notes, he asked if there was someone I could talk to about having him come back UL. The two things that did convince me it was him were that 1.) he still used HEADRAGINCAJUN, and 2.) the things he said about the University and us as fans was as heartfelt as anyone I've ever heard. I made some inquiries within the AD and Alumni Association but was unable to get anywhere with it. To hear about his death now truly pains me because I KNOW that J. Kelly Hall wanted to come back here in the worst way, and he absolutley would've brought our women's program back to the glory to which he once had it. He told me that he still considered Lafayette home and I believed him.

R.I.P. COACH. You will always have a home in Spirit HERE.

[AstroCajun]

I think a moment of silence before kickoff would be fitting.

igeaux.mobi