Baseball and back porches.
A radio game, a glass of sweet tea, and anyone who wanted to sit a while.
01 / His life
A life measured in people.
Walter served four years in the Navy, came home to marry his high-school sweetheart, June, and spent forty years as a machinist who could fix anything with a wrench and patience. On weekends he coached Little League, and decades later grown men still stopped him at the grocery store to say thank you.
Do it right, do it kind, and leave it better than you found it.
The photo gallery
The moments that keep his story close.
How to show up.
Every game, every recital, every move, every hospital waiting room.
A family that tells his stories.
June, three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The day the team bus broke down and Pop fixed it in a parking lot with a borrowed belt and a paper clip — and still got them to the game on time.
02 / His life in moments
Moments we'll always remember.
1941Born in a small farming townThe beginning
1959Enlisted in the U.S. NavyFour years at sea
1964Married June61 years together
1972Started coaching Little LeagueThirty-one seasons
2026Peacefully, surrounded by familyForever in our hearts
03 / Messages of love
FROM JUNE
Sixty-one years wasn't long enough. Save me a seat on the porch.
FROM HIS GRANDCHILDREN
You taught us to throw a curveball and to never walk past someone who needs help. We'll keep doing both.