Walter J. Dolson

Walter Joseph Dolson of Rockland, formerly of Whitman, passed away Dec. 26, 2011, at South Shore Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Rockland. He was 90 years old. He was the beloved husband of Edith. Mr. Dolson was the loving father of two daughters and two sons. Walter was the brother of three sisters and one brother. He was the proud grandfather of nine grandchildren and the loving great-grandfather of 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by four nieces and three nephews. Walter was born in Cambridge and was the son of the late Seymore and Mary Dolson. He attended Boston College and enjoyed going to the football games to cheer for BC. He was a 50-year member of M.A.R.S. Walter worked at the VA Hospital in Togus, Maine, for 17 years where he started a band for the residents and patients. He also acted and was in the Augusta Players in Augusta, Maine. While living in Maine, Mr. Dolson taught swimming lessons to children for the Red Cross. Walter enjoyed working with children so much he wrote and produced two childrens plays in Brockton and officiated Pop Warner Football. After moving to Whitman, Walter worked for South Shore Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center where he was the Recreational Musical Therapist. He was also the drummer for nursing home, drumming was his heart felt hobby. Along with his many other activities, hobbies and clubs, Mr. Dolson was a proud past Commander, event planner, photographer and Chaplin for the Whitman VFW. Walter also was an involved parishioner of Holy Ghost in Whitman where he served as an extra ordinary minister, an usher, a photographer and a CCD teacher. Mr. Dolson participated in the amateur radio club in Whitman under his call sign, K1-BZD. A funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 30, at Holy Ghost Church in Whitman. Interment in Colebrook Cemetery in Whitman. Arrangements by MacKinnon Funeral Home, 760 Washington St., Whitman. Online condolences may be made at www.mackinnonfuneral.com.