ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: MCBRIDE, WALTON EDWARD, III Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died: Sunday, November 24, 2013 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= MCBRIDE, WALTON EDWARD, III June 19, 1952 - November 24, 2013 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2013/st1311.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Walton "Ned" McBride III, 61, of Slidell, LA, died Sunday, November 24, 2013. He was comforted by the love of his family at home and through well wishes of loved ones who were nearby and far away. Walton was born a Franco-American in W. Germany at a USAF Hospital. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Maryland; and he earned a Bachelor's Degree from Louisiana Tech University and a Ph.D in Physics from the University of Mississippi "Ole Miss." At the time of his death, he worked as a scientist for the Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. He is survived by his wife, Tina M. McBride; sons, Walton McBride IV (wife, Jacqui) of Gonzales, LA, and Sean McBride of Baton Rouge, LA; sister, Patricia McBride of Rockville, MD; brothers, Philip McBride (wife, Anne) of Peachtree City, GA, John McBride (wife, Sarah) of Sycamore, IL, and Pierre Xavier McBride of Rockville, MD, along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins in the United States and France. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Margaret "Minette"; father, Walton McBride Jr.; and mother, Lucile F. McBride. As a US citizen and civilian worker for the US Navy, Walton worked tirelessly for the US war fighter. In lieu of flowers, the family of Walton "Ned" asks that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. A Memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA. ===================