June 12, 2001– July 25, 2026__________________________________________
Gerald Hale, 25, of Rapid City passed away July 25 in Eagle Butte.
Funeral services were held August 3 at the CRST Bingo Hall in Eagle Butte. Burial followed in the Green Grass Cemetery.
Gerald Shane Hale was born on June 12, 2001 in Pierre. His birth was a celebration for his mother, Sharina Brown and father Clarence Hale. He was his grandmother, Judith Brown's Shining Star and was treasured every moment of his 25 years.
In 2017 Gerald entered the Sundance at Arvol Looking Horse’s Sundance. At 16 he fell in love with the Lakota way. He was a strong dancer all the way through, praying for his people and his family. He had an aunt whom he called Mom, Tamara Hale. She had supported him for nine years.
He started learning the songs and became a singer. Gerald continued sun dancing for nine years.
In 2019 he completed his GED and went straight to college. In 2020 he worked as a COVID security officer. He moved to Rapid City, where he worked on weekends at the family shelter until the time of his passing.
Gerald is survived by his mother, Sharina Brown; father Clarence Hale; sisters Tyanna, Eliza, Evon, and Alixis (Pepper); brother Venice; grandmother Judith Brown; aunt Tamara Hale; and Violet Brave Heart, the mother of his daughter Myah.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Michael Hale; grandmother Bernice Condon Hale; aunt and uncles: Malisa Hale, James Hale, Sherry Salas, and Jake Hale; great-grandmother Esther Buck Elk Thunder (Between Lodges); and great-grandpa Bud Condon.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was in charge of arrangements.