The memory of Cheryl Hall will be held close by those who came to know her, she died on Nov. 27. She was a valued member of the health sciences department at Citrus College.
Hall started as an administrative secretary in 2002 and in 2014 was promoted to an administrative secretary II. She was selected as the Above and Beyond Classified Development award recipient in 2017.
“She was recognized for her calm and professional manner, her willingness to go above and beyond in serving her students and faculty members, and for consistently demonstrating her commitment to Citrus College,” Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri said in an email to Citrus College colleagues.
Hall was from Chicago and was a part of a big family. Perri recalled her joking about having “a built-in sports team.”
Hall attended the University of Phoenix and Cortez W. Peters Business College in Chicago. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business management, an associate degree in secretarial science and a certificate in human resource management.
“She believed in knowing a little bit about everything and truly did think that a mind was a terrible thing to waste,” Perri said.
Hall was in the TV show “Soul Train” as one of its original dancers. She was also the personal secretary for Eunice W. Johnson, the co-owner of Ebony magazine and a production assistant for the Ebony Fashion Fair.
Hall worked at 3M for 14 years and relocated to Southern California when 3M downsized and her department moved out of state. She then applied for a secretarial job at Citrus College.
Perri said Hall will be remembered for her special performances with her group Sisters-in-Song at the California State Employee Association Summer Shindig events i addition to her lip sync with classified staff colleagues at the 2015 staff appreciation event.
“The Citrus College community extends its deepest sympathy to her loved ones, friends and colleagues,” Perri said. “Ms. Hall will truly be missed.”
Services are pending.
