Michael G. Hall, 67, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died June 17, 2013. He was born Aug. 30, 1945, in Muncie. He attended Muncie Central High School and continued his education at Ball State University until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Fort Knox, Ky., Fort Gordon, Ga., and Fulda, Germany, as part of the 1st Squadron, 14th Armoured Cavalry, holding a rank of sergeant while leading a platoon patrolling the West German/Soviet Demarcation Line. He was honorably discharge Dec. 20, 1971. He worked at Zimmer Orthopedic Co., Warsaw, in the manufacturing department. After a short time in manufacturing, he was offered the opportunity to pursue a sales position in Roanoke, Va. He later relocated to Louisville, Ky., where he continued in sales with Zimmer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Louisville in 1976. In 1978 he was asked to join a startup orthopedic company by the name of Biomet Inc., Warsaw, where he became one of the original distributors with initial responsibility for Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee and later became the director of sales and marketing. Following his time at Biomet Inc., he founded Validus LLC and also co-founded Periculum Inc., a capital investment company based in Indianapolis. While involved with Periculum Inc., he and his partners raised capital and did acquisitions for a variety of businesses including acquisitions and sales of Midwest Orthodontics and Suros, a Breast Biopsy company that was sold to Hologic, a Women's Health focused company. Surviving are a daughter, Laurelie, Oceanside, Calif.; a grandson; and a brother, David, Louisville, Ky. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Church, Louisville. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Calling is one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church. ***** Memorials may be made to Tower Cancer Research Foundation, 9090 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills CA 90211.
