James Otis (Jim) Hall, 65, longtime CEO of Northwest Health Care Linen, Bellingham, WA, passed away on March 4 after three-year battle with glioblastoma (brain cancer).

Born in Eldora, IA, his family moved to Renton, WA, in 1957, and Hall graduated from Hazen High School in 1972. He began college at Central Washington University, but left to help his parents with their family business, St. Francis Extended Health Care in Bellingham. Through their family’s friendship, Hall met his wife Jill. At that moment, one of life’s greatest lifelong love stories began. They created a rich and full life with each ...