On Feburary 24, 1932 a hero was born.  The youngest child a boy, Walter W. Meyers, was born in Idaho to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meyers.  
Walter was a good child.  Although as all  boys he could be a bit mischievious.  He was raised in the Lutheran Church, was baptized and last took on his own beliefs and decided to do his confirmation into God's family.

Walter was very street wise and worked well with his hands.  But did struggle in school.   But Walter graduated high school and joined the US Navy.  But Walter was discharged when no matter how hard he tried. "I swim like a rock" he would say.  So he went on to join the US Army. 

Before leaving for North Korea, Walter met Ruth Dieterle at the USO club in San Jose, Calif..  They fell in love and were married in a double ceremony with Ruth's sister Rose and her husband Don.  Before long the happy couple had their first child a daughter Mary Ruth.  But Walter did go off to war.  It was Hell!!  He would later tell us.  He fought hard and lost alot.  His friends and use of 2 fingers.  He left a bit of his soul in Korea.  But he came home to his wife and daughter.  And before long they had a son,  Richard Walter.  This he would later say was the greatest gift God had ever given him.  But they would have one more child another daughter Catherine Barbara.  But things went wrong before Catherine was born.

Ruth had gotten a brain tumor at about 6 months gestation and would spend the next 5 months in the hospital.  This left Walter home with Mary and Rick.  But he had to work, so he sent the 2 older kids to stay with their Aunt Rose.  But Catherine survived the brain surgery and was born.  Because of the medications the baby was born addicted to morphine.  After 3 days in the hospital with it's mother the baby girl was sent home with Walter.  No one had told him what to expect or what to do for a newborn going through withdrawls.  But Walter managed and would from that day forward have an ever lasting bond with his baby girl.  

The surgery changed Ruth and the whole family dynamic.  The pressure only mounted as the years passed.  After 15 years of marriage the couple divorced.  Ruth would take custody of all the kids.  But Walter never was late to pick the kids up or with the support check.  Before he passed he would always only speak positive of Ruth.  And of anyone he ever met.  

Walter loved his women and he loved to be loved.  He would marry several more times before he passed.  He once told me that I was just like him.  He married the 1st time "because it was the thing to do".  His second marriage he said "I thought I could love her enough for both of us".  His 3rd marriage was " comfortable".  But Myrna would loose her life at a very young age.  Walter then just looked for love in all the wrong places.  


Walter W. Meyers was a man of honor, integrity, and love.  He will be missed by many.  But no one shall ever miss him the way I do.  For I am the baby girl who he watched over from the beginning. And I will mention he still does.  I see him in my grandchildrens eyes and hear him in their laughter.