Edward Charles Walter

Edward Charles Walter passed peacefully on April 24, 2026,

at 2:11 a.m. at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington,

Texas.

Ed was born on June 7, 1943, in Rochester, New York, to

Louis Edward Walter and Lois Bernise (Knitter) Walter. He

attended Wheatland-Chili Central School in Scottsville, New

York, graduating with the Class of 1961.

Ed was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Bernice

“Bunny” (Walter) Boutwell; nephew David Boutwell; sister-in-

law Beverly (Campbell) Mueller; and brother-in-law George

Mueller.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Barbara

Jean (Campbell) Walter; his son, Edward Matthew Walter

and husband Brian Williams; his daughter, Amy (Walter)

Drescher and husband Dennis Drescher; and his cherished

grandchildren, Christian Drescher and Elizabeth “Ellie”

Drescher.

He is also survived by his niece, Linda E. Boutwell; niece

Inge (Mueller) Munnings, her daughter Dayna Moon (Jim),

and their children, Mason and Reagan; nephew Greg

Mueller and wife Teresa (Knoebel), and their children,

Lucien and Karla; along with many cousins and dear friends.

Ed and Barb were married on March 19, 1965, at Union

Presbyterian Church in Scottsville, New York. In 1964, Ed

enlisted in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps -

Seabees, beginning a remarkable 32-year military career.

He was an Engineering Aide retiring in 1996 with the rank of

Master Chief.

Throughout his Navy service, Ed traveled extensively

around the world. He served during the Vietnam War and

was stationed in Oxnard and San Diego, California;

Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; Gulfport, Mississippi; Honolulu,

Hawaii; and London, England, with assignments that also

took him to Midway Island and Diego Garcia.

During his assignment in Hawaii, Ed traveled throughout the

Pacific supporting Seabee detachments in Alaska, Japan,

Guam, Korea, the Philippines, and Rarotonga in the Cook

Islands.

Following his retirement from the Navy, Ed and Barb

returned to Scottsville, New York, where Ed continued

working in various construction and maintenance roles. He

became an active member of the Smith-Warren American

Legion Post 367 in Scottsville and proudly served several

years as Post Commander.

Eventually, Ed and Barb moved to Missouri to be closer to

family, where Ed officially “retired.” Anyone who knew Ed

knew retirement simply meant finding new ways to serve

and stay busy. Together, Ed and Barb continued their love of

travel and adventure, visiting many places around the world.

Through “Are We There Yet?” tours, they especially enjoyed

their annual trips to Mackinac Island and many other

destinations. Among their favorite adventures were cruising

the Rhine River in Germany and an Alaskan land-and-sea

tour that included whitewater rafting.

After moving to Missouri, Ed and Barb became members of

Dardenne Presbyterian Church, where Ed served as a

deacon and worked with the grounds and maintenance

committee. Drawn to the church’s strong commitment to

mission work, Ed used his construction expertise to help

coordinate projects with Restore St. Charles. He also

volunteered with Edge Outreach and The Shoeman Water

Projects, eventually serving as Board President for Strategic

Water Teams.

In 2011, Ed joined Continuing Promise 2011 aboard the

USNS Comfort on a five-month humanitarian mission

serving nine countries throughout the Caribbean and

Central and South America. During the mission, Ed focused

on providing clean water for the medical staff and safe

drinking water for patients waiting to receive medical care.

Through his work with Strategic Water Teams, Ed made

many trips to Haiti, where he helped install water purification

systems and trained local villagers to maintain them. He

loved sharing the story of being the first person to drink from

each newly completed system — because if the “western

man” drank the water, the villagers knew it was safe for

them too.

Ed’s mission work continued after he and Barb moved to

Haltom City, Texas, where they joined Trinity Presbyterian

Church in Southlake. There, Ed served as a deacon, sang in

the men’s choir, worked on the maintenance and grounds

committee, and faithfully served with the church’s Serve

Team. Through these ministries, Ed helped with monthly

food drives supporting Community Storehouse, assisted

families with maintenance projects at Christ Haven Cottage

3, and prepared and delivered lunches to the Presbyterian

Night Shelter.

Ed also joined a volunteer team that traveled annually to

Guadalajara, Mexico, supporting the Fundación Emmanuel

Orphanage and Talita Cumi School. During these trips, Ed

organized and completed countless construction and

maintenance projects for both facilities.

Ed even took a trip to Kenya with Changing Lenses,

Changing Lives in search of clean water to help the local

village.

In September 2025, Ed’s health changed dramatically when

he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Even during treatment,

he remained active in serving at Trinity Presbyterian Church

and helping others. Complications eventually caused his

health to decline, and he entered hospice care.

Before his passing, Barb lovingly whispered to Ed, “go see

your family, they’re waiting. We will be okay, I love you. Go,

God has a toilet that needs fixing.” Ed smirked, and later

that morning, passed peacefully.

Ed’s wishes were to be cremated and buried at White

Haven Memorial Park in Pittsford, New York, alongside

Barb’s parents.

A celebration of life will be held at Trinity Presbyterian

Church in Southlake, Texas, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at

11:00 a.m. Central Time. A second celebration will be held

at Union Presbyterian Church in Scottsville, New York, at a

later date, with details to be shared once finalized.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Seabee

Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Seabee Museum

(https://www.seabee.org/support/donate/), the Trinity

Presbyterian Church Serve Team

(https://trinitysouthlake.org), or your favorite charity.