Walter W. White ’44

Bill died of respiratory failure in Albuquerque Feb. 16, 2006.

Observing that Bill was known for his devotion to task and staying focused, the local newspaper reported he had been singing bass (as he had for some 20 years) with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra only weeks before, with an oxygen tank at his feet.

He came to us from Milwaukee and was active in track, publications, dramatics, and Terrace Club. He roomed with Tony Gosse and Ben Walker. He graduated in 1943 from the School of Public and International Affairs, and was in the ROTC program. He married Julia on the fly, and served as liaison with the Chinese Army in the China-Burma-India theater. Discharged as a captain, Bill undertook further political studies at Columbia and taught at Sarah Lawrence.

Sought by the CIA, he served 20 years as an intelligence analyst, chiefly in Asia. He and Julia moved to Albuquerque, where he earned a master's in counseling and became a psychotherapist for eight years. He was very active in the Democratic party and in St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church.

Besides Julia, he is survived by three daughters, Susan, Gauri, and Lavinia; four grandchildren; and a despondent boxer dog, Abigail Adams. The class extends sincere condolences to all.

The Class of 1944