Walter L. Kintz

Dear Mrs. Kintz and family:


It was with deep regret that I read of Walter’s death in the S.F. Chronicle. I am a friend from his school days at Daniel Webster Grammar School, Lowell H.S. and SF State University, Nee College.
I first met Walter in Mrs. Maher’s 7th grade class after my family’s sojourn of almost six years in Mexico. Walter befriended me, and so did his friend Ruben Maynard. Walter was Pennsylvania, Ruben, an Oklahoman, and I, a California in the same class. I...

I worked with and for Walter during my stay at the NLRB in San Francisco. I remember him also as a witty raconteur and a good friend and understanding boss. He smoothed my way through some difficult moments. He will be sorely missed.

Barbara and I greatfully recall his personal help to her.

I served with Walt at Fort Ord in 1954, then we were transfered to Fort Holabird for CIC training. After the CIC school, he was assigned to Pottstown, PA while others of us were sent to Washington DC. We visited Walt and wife a couple of times while they were there. I know that Al King, Dave Hopkins, Darwin Metcalf and Fred Mannino and I will miss him. He was a great and funny guy. He was the "Medic" while were were doing our second 8 weeks of Heavy Weapons Infantry training at Fort Ord....

I wanted to express my sympathy to all of the members of Walt's family.
I first met Walt when we worked together in the summer of 1957 at Bethlehem Steel Company in South San Francisco. We were doing roustabout work, sweeping the floors, stacking and moving steel. Not very glorious work. A lot of times there was not too much to do, which was alright with us. It gave us a chance to talk, and we did that.
At the time, Walt had just finished his first year at Hastings, and I was to start...