OBIT: Henry M. WALTER Jr., 1975, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  HENRY M. WALTER JR.
  
    Henry M. Walter Jr., 72, of Johnstown, died Sept. 4, 1975, in Lee
  Hospital.  Born Jan. 13, 1903, in Washington, D.C., he was a son of
  Henry Madison and Mary (Christie) Walter Sr.  He was preceded in
  death by his parents and a brother, Francis.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Dorothy Louise Hady; two sons,
  Henry F., of Frederick, Md.; and George C., Fullerton, Calif.; also
  five grandchildren and a brother, Mercer, of Alexandria, Va.
    He was a Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army, retired, with service
  in Europe during World War II, and was a retired associate professor
  of chemistry at University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown.
    He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Johnstown,
  was Adult Sunday School teacher and past president of the
  congregation.  A graduate of Central High School Washington, D.C., he
  received his bachelor and master of science degrees from the
  University of Maryland, and also did graduate work at New York
  University.
    Mr. Walter was a 50-year member of American Chemical Society and a
  member of Alpha Chi Sigma professional fraternity.  He was a life
  member of Somerset County Genealogical and Historical Society and of
  Cambria County Historical Society, and belonged to the Cambria
  Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.
    Funeral service was held Monday morning in St. John's United Church
  of Christ, Johnstown, with Rev. Mark D. Dewald officiating.  Interment
  in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, September 11, 1975
  
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