MEMORIAL-DAVID L. WALTER

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HR0898
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of David
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Lynn Walter, who passed away on May 2, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter, the son of Joseph August and Lillie
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Belva (Epps) Walter, was born in Edwardsville on May 27, 1936;
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he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in
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Music Education with high honors at Eastern Illinois
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University and received administrative credentials from
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Northwestern University; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter began his 34-year music teaching
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career as the choral director of Lincoln High School and
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Lincoln College; he subsequently taught music at Glenbrook
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North High School in north suburban Chicago for 33 years,
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serving as choral director, instructional supervisor, and
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district co-manager for school restructuring; he was elected
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president of the Glenbrook Educators' Association and was a
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member of the national test development committee for Advanced
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Placement Music prior to his retirement in 1994; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter sang as the principal second tenor
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of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, where he was appointed
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apprentice conductor and was honored as a scholarship student

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in orchestral conducting; as choir master of the Libertyville
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Presbyterian Church, he was gifted the Outstanding Jaycee
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Young Educator Award for suburban Cook County; he also
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received a National Science Foundation Scholarship for
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Advanced Study in Baroque Music; and

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WHEREAS, After moving to New Mexico in 1995, David Walter
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helped to found the charter school East Mountain High School
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in 2000, serving as chair of its governing council in the
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following years; he conducted the East Mountain Community
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Chorus' annual performance of MESSIAH, served as community
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liaison for the Paa-Ko Communities, was named an East Mountain
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Outstanding Citizen in 2012, and received the East Mountain
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High School Foundation Roger Cox Spirit of Giving Award in
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2014; he later served on the board of the World Affairs Council
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of Albuquerque; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals
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fan, an avid tennis player, and a passionate walker who
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enjoyed projects involving organization and detail; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter will be remembered as a kind,
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gentle, and gracious man; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter was preceded in death by his parents
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and his older brothers, Gregor Lee, Joseph Wayne, and Kenneth

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James; and

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WHEREAS, David Walter is survived by his wife of 45 years,
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Jean; his son, Steven; and his grandsons, Harrison and
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Solomon; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of David Lynn Walter and extend our
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sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
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and loved him; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of David Walter as an expression of our
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deepest sympathy.

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