Walter E. Berger III ’60

Wally was treasurer and president of the student council at Garden City (N.Y.) High School. At Princeton, he majored in engineering, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, ate at Quadrangle, played 150-pound football and wrestled, and was in NROTC.

Wally then spent three years in the Navy in the Atlantic and touring Europe whenever he could. He earned a medical degree at Columbia in May 1967, then in June he and Nancy were married at Smith College’s chapel and moved to San Francisco for his internship and cardiology residency at UCSF and Pacific Medical Center.

Wally joined the newly established Kaiser Hospital at Redwood City, soon became chief of cardiology, and with Nancy settled into their home in San Francisco. They enjoyed cultural and recreational charms of the city, especially the San Francisco Symphony, golf, and bird watching. Nancy also initiated the long succession of West Highland white terriers that became a Berger trademark down to the present day with Bijou and Winston.

Wally died Nov. 17, 2024, of complications of a series of strokes, only latterly losing his magnetic charm and many enthusiasms. Nancy, sister Betty, brother David, and friends near and far survive him, and have our sympathy.