Albert Arnold Nall
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Arnold Nall died suddenly on December 17, 2020. While his sudden death was a shock in a year full of unprecedented disruptions to life as we have known it, Arnold's life was one of steadiness, love, diligence, joy, perseverance and faith. His death leaves a void for many, but his life provided precious moments and examples that will remain rich and vibrant in the lives of those he touched.
Arnold was born on September 10, 1958, and graduated as Salutatorian with the Monahans High School class of 1977. He went on to graduate with honors in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1981. He enjoyed a long and successful career in the oil business. A great joy in his life, and an outlet for his ambition and desire to build something lasting, was his partnership with colleagues and trusted partners in Forge Energy. Arnold was known for his attention to detail, and even in the name of his business that attention to detail was evident. Forge Energy's initials are "FE" - and Fe is the symbol for iron. A guiding principal of Arnold's life was that God created people to help and sharpen one another. He lived by the proverb "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" and carried that wisdom into his work and into his friendships and relationships. Arnold's work ethic was unmatched. He thrived on the challenges and sharpening that comes from both failure and success. He was respected by his peers and was known as the "detail guy" in every job he held during his 40 year career. He leaves behind many who would call him a mentor, and many whom he would view the same way.
While he loved his work, Arnold adored his wife of 36 years, Susan Elizabeth Nall. Theirs was a special relationship that evidenced mutual respect, shared interests, deep friendships with others, the pursuit of Christ and an amazing gift of hospitality. Arnold's kindness, his laughter, his tears of compassion, his graciousness to those whose lives were a mess, his shared excitement with those experiencing success and his amazing "Elk Burgers" changed the lives of many men and women who were privileged to sit in their living room or share a meal with he and Susan in their home. His kind eyes and bright smile and deep laughter will be missed.
Even more than his job and more than his wife and more than any other blessing in his life (even more than motorcycle riding or hunting), Arnold loved, sought after and found joy in his relationship with his savior and his friend, Jesus Christ. Arnold's personal Bible was full of notes (in his perfect engineer's penmanship) and underlined verses - verses that spoke to him, influenced him, comforted him and taught him. He rested and relished the Lord's compassion (Ps. 103:13). He trusted the Lord's guidance (Ps. 117:105). He knew that God's ways did not always make sense to his own understanding, and he trusted God's ways (Prov. 3:5). He knew life and hope and truth were found in Christ alone (John 14:6). And he knew that no matter his accomplishments and no matter what he achieved or how he failed, that his identity was secure in Christ and that he was made new in Him (II Cor. 5:17). He desired to fight the good fight, and to keep the faith (II Tim 4:6). He knew His savior personally and intimately.
That relationship with Jesus got him through many difficult times. But Arnold also knew that a life in Jesus did not make him immune to struggles and difficulties. He loved Jesus, and he also struggled with anxiety and depression. He fought hard. For those who follow Christ, their lives are not defined by their best or their worst moment. And so it was with Arnold. His life was defined not by his weaknesses, but by his strength and hope in Christ. And today he is with Him, free from the hurts and struggles of this world, relishing in his preciousness to his Savior, Jesus Christ.
Arnold was a sharpener of others and he was always willing to be sharpened by the men and women God placed in his path. He was forged, and he helped forge others, and that is true even in his death. Today, as we remember this amazing man of God, we are challenged in the forging fire of grief to hold our relationships more tightly, to seek to see our friends more clearly, to trust the Lord more wholeheartedly and to treasure the people in our lives more intently. The influence of Arnold's life lives on until we meet him again in a joyous reunion in Heaven.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Susan; by his sister, Vickie; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary and Lisa Nall, Bruce and Mary Nall; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Stephanie and Daryl Moore; his mother-in-law, Mary Smith; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. His parents, Bill and Mary Nall, preceded him in death. Donations in his memory may be made to the Texas Tech Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering, 807 Boston Ave, Lubbock, Texas 79409.
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Arrangements with Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home of Boerne.