Great-grandpa Walter, I am proud to carry your name. I hope I live long enough to make you proud to have given it to me.
2 months ago
Walter Hugh Sinclair
October 1, 1930 – April 18, 2026 · 95 years
"Ninety-five years of decency is a life well spent."
Biography
Walter Hugh Sinclair was 95 years old and still reading two newspapers a day when he passed. A retired railroad engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Walter worked on the Pennsylvania Railroad for 35 years. He was a man of few words but extraordinary loyalty. He married once, loved deeply, and stayed. He is survived by his daughter Ruth, son Charles, six grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren, the youngest of whom is named Walter.
Messages & Tributes (3)
+ Write a MessageDad read two newspapers every morning until the very end. Said you had to know what was happening in the world so you could decide what to do about it.
2 months ago
My father was not a man of many words. Every word he did say, he meant completely. I am still learning from them.
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