Walter Pierce

Walter D. Pierce
November 13, 1930 - June 27, 2013
Walter Pierce passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 27, 2013 at the age of 82.
A memorial will be held at Village Greens Event Room, (7600 Isabella Way, Gilroy, CA. 95020) on Saturday, July 6, 2013 @ 4:00PM.
He is survived by his wife of 56 Years Jacqueline Pierce, his son and daughter-in-law, David and Yvette Pierce, his daughter Tami Burney and youngest son Jim Pierce; his grandchildren, Brent Pierce, Nicole Pierce and Tabitha Pierce and great grandchild, Benjamin Pierce. He is survived by all of his sisters and brothers; Patricia Blake, Neil Pierce, Kathy Rackett and Joel Pierce. He is also survived by his best friend and business partner Jack Vodden and many other friends and neighbors in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Los Gatos.
Walt grew up in Boise, Idaho. He started working in the strawberry fields at an early age and at sixteen, got into construction. He worked for Davy Tree Company in the 40's, and graduated from Boise High.
In 1950, at the age of 19, he was drafted into the Korean conflict where he experienced the harshest of war including his friend being killed in front of him. He was with the Army Corp of Engineers.
He moved to Los Gatos, California in the early 50's where he met and married Jacqueline Hagler in 1957.
In 1959 they bought their property in the Santa Cruz Mountains where they lived until 2013 when they moved to Gilroy, CA.
Walt loved playing his guitar, loved his guns and loading ammo, whittling, and nurturing his trees. The barbecue was his relaxation.
He was loved and will be missed.