Walter L. Geyer

1918 - 2009

Dr. Walter Geyer, 91, a retired Fort Worth physician, went to his heavenly home Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday in Greenwood Chapel. Entombment: Greenwood Mausoleum. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Dr. Geyer was born Feb. 15, 1918, in Beebe, Ark. He graduated from high school in Mena, Ark., where he married Gladys Anderson in 1942. Along with his father and brother, Walter operated the Geyer Funeral Home in Mena for many years following World War II.
At age 42, Walter entered medical school and graduated in 1964 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After completing an internship at John Peter Smith Hospital, Walter joined the staff of Northwest Hospital and Clinic. He later opened his own family practice, the Geyer Clinic, in River Oaks where he practiced for over 30 years, retiring in 1998 at the age of 80.
During World War II, Walter served in the Army Air Corps as a B-29 pilot. He completed 35 missions over Japan from the Island of Saipan, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross six times and the Air Medal five times. He was a member of the Caterpillar Club, an organization for those who have survived a life-saving parachute jump. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1978 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Walter was an active member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth. He will be remembered for his successful career in medicine, his enjoyment of animals, his gift for investing, his love of flying, dancing and music.
Walter had been living at Atria Assisted Living Center in Grapevine for the past year. The family would like to thank the staff at Atria and Integra Hospice for their loving care.
Survivors: Daughters, Chrys Geyer of Colleyville and Janis Shull and husband, Richard, of Mena, Ark.; grandson, Christopher Heisey of Colleyville; great-nephew, Wayne Campbell and wife, Connie, of Granbury; niece, Marilyn Eads of Granbury; nephew, Ray Clift and wife, Orlene, of Mena; sister-in-law, Dorothy Geyer of Mena; nephew, Bob Geyer and wife, Marsha, of Mena; and great-niece, Olivia Geyer of Mena.