Thomas Albert Hall
Berlin

Thomas “Tommy” Albert Hall, age 62, of Berlin, MD passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025. Tommy’s life was filled with so much love and even during his last moments, he was surrounded by what mattered the most to him, his wife Cindy, his boys and their families.

A story of love, courage and devotion to his family will be his forever legacy.

Tommy was born in Baltimore City, Maryland and was the son of Arthur Thomas Hall and Shirley Mary (Akers) Hall. He was raised in the Ten Hills neighborhood of Baltimore; the youngest of eight children. Growing up, Tommy was especially close to his dad, spending countless hours building boats in the garage and learning the love of fishing and sailing.  It was his father’s guided lessons that gave Tommy a true appreciation for the sea, respect of nature and the discipline to master a sport or learn a new skill. His mother also taught him a great appreciation for his education of the arts.  Tommy was a self-taught musician and enjoyed the connections music brought to his life. He was truly the apple of his parents’ eye. The Hall family spent summer vacations in Ocean City, and in 1983, Tommy and his parents moved there permanently.  Tommy then married his first wife, Tracey, started their family, had their son, Zachary and took residence in West Ocean City.

In 2002, while on their sons’ 5th grade field trip, Tommy met the love of his life, Cindy.  They instantly had an unbelievable connection and were married in February 2003. As they learned how to navigate blending their families, they helped guide their children as they each grew in their unique way. A huge part of Tommy’s life was about the water.  He loved fishing, both inshore and offshore, and teaching the appreciation of the sport. The continuation of the Hardcore Offshore Fishing Show afforded Tommy and Cindy the opportunity to enjoy travel and adventures together.

With the boys getting closer to graduation, it was time to find a real job! In 2005, it only seemed fitting that he use his experience, and his relationship with Freeman to help him land a job in the up-and-coming community of Glen Riddle, supporting land development. This ultimately led Tommy and Cindy to make this community their lasting home and fostered their love for the sport of golf (with Tommy teaching Cindy to golf, all those years ago).

Through several exciting career moves for Cindy, Tommy and Cindy ventured off the Eastern Shore to Northern VA in 2011. Tommy reinvented his trade, working the ferry boats that ran between their residence in National Harbor and Alexandria. Tommy was proud to reach the level of experience and knowledge required to earn his official Captain License to operate a 100-ton vessel. In late 2012 Tommy would once again graciously follow Cindy’s career to Hampton Roads, where he found his dream job running boats and testing marine equipment up and down the Nansemond River.

In July of 2013 Tommy’s battle would begin, receiving a diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic cancer. Cindy and Tommy immediately packed up their life in VA, headed back to shore, eventually leading them to care at the University of Marland Greenebaum Cancer Center. For the next two years Tommy would be part of one of the biggest breakthroughs in NSCLC with immune therapy, as he entered a trial study. He later became the face of what is now known as Keytruda. The next 10 years would be continued visits and monitoring at Johns Hopkins, where he followed his beloved Medical team from UMD.

Like the true fighter and champion that he was, Tommy’s goal was to embrace the miracle of good health. This meant reinventing the next chapter life of life on the Eastern Shore.

Some of Tommy’s proudest moments were watching his son, Zachary, graduate from the USCG Officer Candidate school and commissioned as an Ensign in 2015, watching his stepson, Andrew, receive his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Salisbury University in 2016, and watching his stepson, Brendan, start a successful business, Locals Lawn Care in 2017.  As Tommy continued treatment, he was able to find so much pleasure in working part-time with Brendan, working at the pro-shop to stay connected to the Golf community, where he eventually even got back out on the course! In 2018, he started a new job working the pro-desk at The Home Depot, while still working part-time with Brendan.

There is no doubt that the last four years of Tommy’s life were his most treasured. Becoming a grandparent overflowed his bucket and Tommy and Cindy embraced every moment they could with their expanding family. The grandchildren quickly grew accustomed to countless hours of playtime with “Fa.”

For those who knew Tommy, you know that no matter where life’s journey took him, he collected friends along the way.  He was kind, dependable and would give the world to the people he loved.

Tommy is survived by his wife, Cynthia D. Hall; three sons, Zachary Thomas Hall (Sydney), Andrew Wagner (Paige) and Brendan Wagner (Molly), all of Berlin, MD; three sisters, Monica Anthenelli, Betsy Harrison (Alfred) and Nancy Long (Mike); four grandchildren, Hatteras Hall, Rhodes Thomas Hall, Weston Wagner and Lennon Wagner; twelve nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim Hall and Gregory Hall; two sisters, Barbara Shade and Amy Laird; brother-in-law, James Anthenelli.

A celebration of life will be held April 8, 2025, at Atlantic Methodist Church, 105 Fourth Street Ocean City, MD 21842. Visitation will be held from 12:00pm – 1:00pm, with a service to follow. Immediately following the service, s reception to celebrate Tommy’s life will be at BLU Crabhouse & Raw Bar- Ember Restaurant, 2305 Philadelphia Ave, Ocean City MD 21842.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Thomas A. Hall to the following:

Dr. Feliciano, Upper Aerodigestive Department at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

Please make checks payable to Johns Hopkins University, with “In Memory of Thomas Hall” in the memo line and mailed to Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, 750 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202 or a donation may be made online, https://secure.jhu.edu/form/Kimmel.

Marlins for Mason, a local Ocean City non-profit that focuses on Dravet Syndrome research. Please make checks payable to Marlins for Mason with “In Memory of Tommy Hall” in the memo line and mailed to 10324 Plantation Lane, Berlin, MD 21811 or a donation may be made online, https://secure.qgiv.com/event/2025marlinsformason/.