A native of Indiana, Walt came to the class from St. George’s, where he was captain of the basketball, football, and tennis teams. At Princeton he majored in psychology, was a member of Cottage, and roomed with Fritz Riegel and Ben Rice.
After Princeton he attended Indiana University Law School and devoted his attention to managing his investments and to various charities, notably mental-health organizations, and to the Republican Party.
In his note for the Book of Our History, Walt wrote generously about the lives of three classmates — Tim Sicks, Ben Rice, and Jim Baker.
With his wife, Christina, and children Donna and Andrew, he lived in Sea Ranch Lakes, Fla. Walt died Jan. 9, 2013, and his requiem Mass was held at Assumption Catholic Church in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla.