Ronald Wesley Walter's Obituary
We are gathered here today in the memory of my brother Ronald Wesley Walter, so that together we may acknowledge and share both our joy in the gift that his life was to us, and the pain that his passing brings. In sharing the joy and the pain together today, may we lessen the pain and remember more clearly the joy.Ronnie was 78 years old when he passed away on Friday August 2nd at Scripps Hospital. He was born on June 22, 1935 at Mercy Hospital in San Diego to Ira Jr. and Catherine Walter, and was the oldest of 8 children. Ronnie lived on Arnold Street in North Park until 1944, and then he moved to Spring Valley. At the age of 17 Ronnie joined the Marine Corp, and he was active in the latter part of the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in 1955. After serving in the Marine Corp Ronnie was able to pursue his dream of truck driving.In 1956 Ronnie married Patricia and they had 2 sons, Ronald Jr. and Kenny, and over the years they had several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and recently a great-great grandchild.In 1957 Ronnie was involved in an accident that unfortunately curtailed his truck driving career. After recovering from his accident Ronnie was employed by Balboa Hospital, where he worked for many years in their laundry facility until he retired. During his retirement he kept his self busy with what he called his “Bread Route”. He would sell bread, eggs and doughnuts all over San Diego County. Ronnie was a very friendly and outgoing person, and all the ladies thought he was very charming. Ronnie continued his bread route for many years, but once he started having several health issues not only did he have to give up his bread route, but he also had to give up his driver’s license.( Which by the way he didn’t do voluntarily). Matter of fact Ronnie would sneak off in his van when ever he thought no one was looking, only to end up getting caught or worse yet, being involved in many “fender-bender” type accidents…….. This of course was NEVER his fault.Those of us who loved Ronnie knew that he could be stubborn and difficult at times, but at the end of the day Ronnie was a warm friendly man who made his mark in the world not with grand gestures or fancy titles, but by the basic goodness and generosity of his character, and he will live on in our memories.On behalf of the rest of the family I’d like to thank you all for coming here today.
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