HALL Ileana Elaine Hall, 79, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at her residence. She was born on September 28, 1925 in Astoria Long Island, New York to Paul H. Tessitore and Margarite Massimela Tessitore. Elaine attended cosmetology school after graduating from high school and has been a cosmetologist for 46 years. She has owned her own beauty shop "Elaine's Hair Fashions" for 25 years. After she sold her shop her husband, Ray built a beauty shop in their home and she worked there for 11 years. Elaine had great faith in God and she was a kind, gentle, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to everybody. She was the center of her family and she will be greatly missed by her family. Elaine is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ray Hall; 2 sons, Ray Wayne Hall and his wife Judy, Hugh James Hall and his wife Gale; 4 grandchildren, Kenneth, Karen, Jason, and Danielle Ileana Hall; 3 great-grandchildren, Rachel, Nicholas, and Anna Hall; 1 brother, Donald Tessitori ; 1 sister, Wanda Hall and many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family visitation will be held on Friday, January 28, 2005 from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m. at Hardage-Giddens Blanding Funeral Home, 5753 Blanding Blvd. The Catholic Funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (5752 Blanding Blvd.) on Saturday, January 29th at 11:00 a.m. followed by Elaine's burial at Jacksonville Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your local American Cancer Society or Northeast Florida Community Hospice Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com