03/19/17 - NNHS Newsletter - Walter Leyland
Walter Alfred Leyland,
Jr. Newport News High School Class of 1954 |
Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
There is sad news this Sunday.
Walter
Leyland, Class of 1954, passed away on
Pi Day, March 14, 2017 in Williamsburg at the age of 80. He was the
brother of the late
Tommy Leyland ('58). His
mother, the late
Eunice Bassett Leyland,
Class of @ 1927
(d. 16 Dec 2002),
taught sixth grade at
Magruder School for many years.
From the Daily Press - 03/19/17:
Walter A. Leyland, Jr. |
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WILLIAMSBURG - Walter A.
Leyland, Jr., Walt, Dad, Gramps, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017
after bravely living with Dementia/Parkinson's Disease. His wife Shirley
Jane Lucy Leyland was at his side at Windsor Meade in Williamsburg,
Virginia. He was 80 years old. He was born in Newport News, Virginia, to Eunice Bassett Leyland and Walter Alfred Leyland, who have preceded him in death. His younger brother Thomas also preceded him in death. It is appropriate Walt passed on Pi Day since he was a strong math and science student at Newport News High School. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of William and Mary and then a Master of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute - V.P.I. (as he would say). He also received a Master's Degree in Management Science from Lehigh University. |
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Walt worked at the Newport News
Shipyard, taught at Hampden-Sydney College, worked for Spindle Top Research in
Kentucky, the Naval Air Development Center (NADC) in Pennsylvania and Patuxent
Naval Air Station in Maryland. Walt, Shirley, and their two children spent most
of their life as a family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Walt enjoyed time spent with
family and friends, traveling, boating, sailing, bowling, model airplanes, an
occasional snow skiing trip and turning the handle to make homemade ice cream.
He was a faithful member of and served many years in the local United Methodist
Church, the last one being Williamsburg UMC. He is remembered fondly for his
love of science, his sense of humor, and his sayings like "Golly Pete" and "Hot
Dog". |
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Our sincerest
sympathies are extended to Walt's family, friends, and classmates at this difficult
time.
This information is also recorded here:
http://www.nnhs65.com/memoriam-all.html
http://www.nnhs65.com/memoriam54.html
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley
Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
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Servant of God, Well Done!
Words by
Charles Wesley (28 Dec 1707 - 29 Mar 1788)
Music by
George J. Elvey (27 Mar 1816 - 9 Dec 1893)
(The Methodist Hymnal, 1966, #288)
Wesley wrote this hymn in 1770 on
the occasion of the death of clergyman George White.
Elvey's tune, "Diademata", has been set to several other hymns, notably "Crown
Him with Many Thorns" and "Soldiers of Christ, Arise".
Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare’s past;
The battle’s fought, the race is won,
And thou art crowned at last.
With saints enthroned on high,
Thou dost thy Lord proclaim,
And still to God salvation cry,
Salvation to the Lamb!
O happy, happy soul!
In ecstasies of praise,
Long as eternal ages roll,
Thou seest Thy Savior’s face.
Redeemed from earth and pain,
Ah! when shall we ascend,
And all in Jesus’ presence reign
With our translated friend?
"Servant of God, Well Done!" midi courtesy of http://www.norbry.net/midi/archive/hymn/ - 01/13/06
"Servant of God, Well Done!" lyrics courtesy of http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/e/servogod.htm - 01/13/06
Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 03/15/05
Blackwork Flowers Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04