Saratoga Springs, NY - Michael F. Hall passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on February 1, 2016. He was born on May 24, 1946 at Saratoga Hospital, the first child of Gertrude B. Hall and Francis E. Hall, of Schuylerville.

Michael is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Cathy Anne Hall. He is survived by his five children, Karey (John) Trimmings, Daniel (Kimberly) Hall, David (Nichol) Hall, Patrick (Kiersten) Hall, and Matthew (Jennifer) Hall and his adopted daughter Cynthia (James) Pritchard. He is also survived by his two siblings, Cathleen (James) Weed and Timothy (Sharon) Hall and his fourteen grandchildren, Emma, Jack, Sarah, Richard, Jacob, Sadie, Addison, Jordan, Evan, Lyra, Estelle, Scarlett, Olivia and Meric. Michael is also survived by his loving mother-in-law, Leona Dupell and his sister in law, Ginger (Donald) Mason, his aunt Eleanor Houghton and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
After majoring in fraternity and Yezzi's Tavern for a couple of years (go APA), he got his act together and graduated from University at Albany in 1969 with a BS in Math, Physics and Business Administration, working throughout school as a waiter and bartender.

He married the love of his life, Cathy Anne Dupell, on August 26, 1967 while still in school.  Following graduation, he went to work for General Electric Company at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in West Milton, NY as a Program Planner. Within about a year, he moved to another GE site in Windsor CT for a two year assignment and moved back to Saratoga Springs in 1973 with his two oldest kids, Karey and Daniel, in tow.

Shortly after returning to the Saratoga area, he was accepted into the General Electric Financial Management Program, a two year in-house MBA Program. After graduating, he was selected for the GE Corporate Audit Staff. By then, his middle two children, David and Patrick, had arrived on the scene. From 1976 through 1979, he traveled around the world auditing GE businesses in some 30 states and five foreign countries. When he left the Corporate Audit Staff (by then, with a fifth child, Matthew), he took a position in the Power Systems business in Schenectady and proceeded to move through many different jobs for the next 15 years. In 1994, he made the tough choice to leave GE rather than move out of the area.

After a 25 year career with one of the largest companies in the world, he found himself doing consulting work for a couple of years, at which time an opportunity opened up at Skidmore College, where he was the Director of Budgets and Financial Analysis for 20 years. His legacy at Skidmore College is his involvement in the renewable energy program. Along with colleagues, he developed and implemented a solar farm and was instrumental in repurposing a hydroelectric energy plant to provide alternative energy to Skidmore.

After raising their family, Cathy and Michael found that they loved to travel and took one major trip a year. In addition, Michael was involved in community activities as a member of the Board of Directors for Saratoga Youth Hockey, a Board member and Treasurer of the Friends of the Saratoga Battlefield and sang in his daughter's Life Teen Band at St. Clements Church.

The family wishes to express their thanks to the doctors and staff at Saratoga Hospital ER and ICU and to thank Dr. Baran, Dr. Taneja, Dr. Daoui, Dr. Alexander-Decker, Dr. Jacoda and Dr. Trachtman.

Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7pm Thursday, February 4, 2016 in the Wilson Chapel, Skidmore College.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Friday, February 5, 2016 in St. Clement's Church, 231 Lake Avenue, by the Very Rev. Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R., Provincial Superior, Baltimore Province. The Rite of Committal will be in the spring at Notre Dame Cemetery, 115 Burgoyne Road, Schuylerville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to The Michael Hall Memorial Fund, Advancement Office, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Your generous gifts will help fund scholarships for students at Skidmore College.

Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373).

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.