Walter Douglas Roberts ’43

Walter died in St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 24, 1996, following a long illness. He was 74.

A native of Macon, Ga., Walter received a call into the ministry at the age of 17. Following graduation from Princeton in 1943, he went to Virginia Theological Seminary, receiving his master of divinity degree in 1945. While at Princeton, Walter majored in philosophy, and was a member of Cloister Inn. During WWII, he served for some time as a civilian chaplain to the Army at Warner Robbins AFB, a B29 base.

Walter's ministry took him to churches in Gainesville, Ga; Summerville, Denmark; and Walterboro, S.C., before he arrived at St. John in the Wilderness, the oldest Episcopal church in western North Carolina, in 1961. For the next 25 years, until he retired in 1986, he was rector of St. John, located in Flat Rock, N.C. During that period, he was active in community affairs, serving as police chaplain and developing a health clinic for migrant workers.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and his children, Warren III, Douglas L., and Susan Bullard. To the entire family, we offer our most heartfelt condolences.

The Class of 1943