Friday, March 2, 2018
Dear Mary and Laurie:
In Yiddish, a Mensch is defined as a human being. But it really means a “person of integrity and honor” or “"someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character”.
To me, Walter was one of the few people in my life, that personified what a Mensch is. He was always a pleasure to be around, informative, educational, entertaining and kind to our children. Also, as a bit of a side note, he did more to “cure” my kidney stones (I can still hear him say “Well, all you have to do Michael, is drink filtered water” while sitting on your back porch in Virginia”) than anything the medical establishment has done.
Thank you so much for everything that you have done for us and for sharing Walter with us. For someone that had so many roles in his life (son, friend, husband, coworker, leader, father and grandfather) he will be sorely missed.
Sincerely,
Michael
