San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Wallinger, Harry October 24 2004
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The Record  October 26, 2004
Stockton
Harry Wallinger 
Sept. 10, 1923 - Oct. 24, 2004


Harry Wallinger died in the arms of his wife at Hospice House of San Joaquin. 
He never complained about his cancer and was courageous to his last breath. 
Harry is noted for his volunteerism in our community, including having been a 
manager, coach and President of Oak Park Little League, the President of Neeham 
Elementary Schol PTA, member of the original class of S.T.A.R.S. for the S. J. 
Co. Sheriff's department and member of VIP's. Other volunteer activities 
included President of the Board of the Directors for the Association for 
Retarded Citizens of San Joaquin, Vice-President of Volunteers for Stockton 
Civic Theatre, and founder of "Footlighters", a fund-raising organization for 
Stockton Civic Theatre. Harry received three awards from SCT including the 
Bollinger Award, the Layne Fields Award, and a special recognition 1995-96 
Award for outstanding fund raising.
Harry served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and served in the South 
Pacific during WWII. Having been raised in orphanages from the age of three to 
eleven years old before being re-united with his mother and four siblings, 
Harry attended school only through the eighth grade in order to work to help 
support his mother. He was in the CCC until at age 17, he enlisted in the 
service. After marrying his wife, Bobbie, in 1975, he decided to finish his 
education and got his GED through Stockton Unified School for Adults. He went 
on to S.J. Delta College earning his A.A. degree with a 3.93 GPA at age 66. He 
continued at UOP as a pre-law major for three semesters but was unable to 
complete his degree due to a major helath problem. He enjoyed performing at 
SCT, as well as in many productions at S. J. Delta College, Smiler's Dinner 
Theatre, Tokay Players and City of Stockton's Sesquicentennial.
Harry is survived by his wife of twenty-nine years, Bobbie, his loving 
children, son, Rob (Georgia) Wallinger, and daughters, Linda (Bill) Wilson, and 
Carrie (Stephen) Nerheim. "Grampy" will be deeply missed by his grandchildren, 
Robert, Chris, and Laurie Wallinger, Molly and Katie Nerheim, Brad (Doni) 
Wilson, Kim (Bill) Freeman, great-grandson, Brandon Wilson and great-
granddaughters, Amee and Aubrey Freeman.
He is also survived by his brother Jack Wallinger, brother and sister-in-law, 
Carl and Dorothy Whitmire, sister-in-law, Carol Bitcon, nephews, nieces and 
many dear friends.
A celebration of Harry's life will be held Sunday, October 31, 2004, at the 
Stockton Civic Theatre, 2312 Rosemarie Lane, at 11:00 a.m. No flowers please. 
Donations are requested for Hospice of San Joaquin, Stockton Civic Theatre, 
Mary Graham Children's Shelter, Margaret Troke Children's Library program and 
the Alan Short Center.


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