Walter A. Watt Sr.

Walter A Watts, Sr.
1952 - 2017
VASSALBORO - Walter A Watts, Sr., 64, of Vassalboro, died at V A Maine Healthcare at Togus on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, after a long courageous battle with cancer and went to be with our God. He was born in Skowhegan on Dec. 3, 1952, the son of James E. Watts and Patricia E. (Bishop) Watts (both predeceased).
His wife, T Dale, predeceased him in February 2016. He is survived by his son, Walter A. Watts, Jr. and wife Amity of Brooks, his daughter, Lindsay L. Watts of Vassalboro, stepson, Ryan Chasse of Hooksett, NH; a brother, Ryan Watts and wife Karen of Heber, Ariz., sisters, Judy Libby and husband Jim of Skowhegan, Diane Culleton and husband Earl of Skowhegan, Ruth Cyr and husband David of Lewiston, and Helen Smith of Tucson, Ariz.; grandsons, Walter A. Watts III of Brooks, and Miles and Spencer Chasse of Hooksett, NH; as well as a number of beloved nieces and nephews. Also, his only remaining aunt, Dorothy Pinkham of Waterville. He also had a sister Linda who predeceased him.
Walter went to Norridgewock Elementary School and then graduated from Skowhegan Area High School in 1971. After he graduated, he went to University of Maine at Machias and Thomas College. He entered the USAF in 1973 and served until 1980. He moved to Tucson, Ariz. and worked for 12 years for the Hughes Aircraft Company. In 1992, he moved back to Maine and worked 5 years for Digital/SCI Company. In 1998, he was hired by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and worked there for 15 years and retired from them in 2013.
Walter also enjoyed collecting coins and was a lifetime member and past president of the Tucson Coin Club in the 1980s. He also collected sports cards and enjoyed selling them at local card shows until 2000. Walter loved sports and played golf, basketball, baseball, softball, bowling and a number of other sports throughout his life. In his last 20 years, he played golf as much as possible, especially with his long time friends and "brothers" Norm Elvin and Tim and Andy Wing.
And above all, he enjoyed watching his beloved Cony High School Field Hockey team who brought him so much fun and enjoyment from the time his daughter played until after she graduated.
In 2006, he met and then married his soul mate and love of his life, Dale. Until she passed away unexpectedly, it was the best nine years of his life. You could always find the two of them holding hands, hugging, kissing or just being near each other, enjoying every moment they could together. They had that purest of marriages where they never argued or yelled at each other but was as pure a love you can find on God's green earth. Until he found Dale, Walter said that he felt that the piece of his life that he was searching for that would make him truly happy would be in Heaven because it was not on earth. Now he has gone to Heaven to be back with his beloved Dale.
There will be a committal service with military honors at noon on Friday, June 2, 2017 in the committal shelter at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta, with Pastor Val Vigue officiating.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME. Condolences, photos and memories may be shared at http://www.plummerfh.com.

Memorial donations may be made in his name to either:
Love Without Boundaries
PO Box 1861
Lowell, AR 72745 or:
VA Hospice
Checks can be sent to
Hospice Donation C/O Voluntary Services, VA Maine
1 VA Center
Augusta, ME 04330
Checks made payable to VA Maine