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Walter Stopa

West Springfield, Massachusetts

1946 - 2020

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Walter R. Stopa, age 74, passed away peacefully on Sept. 8, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 3, 1946 in Westfield. Walter attended UMass, Amherst and was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War. He proudly served his country as a Sgt and became a recipient of the...

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i met Wally through his college buddies and had the pleasure of being in their Wednesday lunch group. we had a lot of laughs and the stories got better every week.i couldn't ask for a cooler bunch of older friends . Walter we will miss you and I Salute you my friend

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Vividly remember the 1961 Chicopee Boys Club 13-14 championship team (I was on the CBC 11-12 team, we both practiced at Lambert Lavoie) under coach Joe Kucab... Walter and Ron Stopa, Don Rzewnicki, Ed Claus, Rex Burke... Walter was an excellent all around guard, on a super team under a super coach.. That group learned the game together at Valentine schoolyard!!

The Spathiphyllum Plant

I lived next door to Walter for the last few years. He was a wonderful man. Kind and thoughtful to those around him. He loved baking season and especially my brownies. May he RIP Walter, You will be missed.