Walter Harvey Cole Jr.

COLE, Jr. Walter Harvey Cole, Jr., age 82, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Walter was born in Washington, D.C., on September 3, 1925. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Air Corps in 1943, served as an Aviation Ordinaceman, and was honorably discharged in 1946. He obtained a Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree in 1949 from The George Washington University and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity. Walter worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on the Anderson Ranch Dam in Idaho and the U.S. Geological Survey in Virginia. He joined Burgess and Niple, Ltd., Consulting Engineers, in Columbus, Ohio in 1951 and became a partner in 1972. He enjoyed boating at Catawba Island on Lake Erie and skiing in Stowe, Vermont. After retirement from Burgess and Niple, he continued to get together with other retired co-workers who formed a weekly lunch group. He was an active member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Walter volunteered at Covenant Presbyterian Church in various capacities and as a driver for Meals on Wheels. He went on many trips to National Parks throughout the United States to enjoy his hobby of wildlife photography. He will be remembered and deeply missed by many friends and his family. A loving husband, father, and grandfather. Walter is preceded in death by his parents Walter and Ethel Cole, his wife of 42 years Patricia Peterson Cole, and his wife of 5 years Phoebe Spaulding Cole. He is survived by his four children and their spouses, Linda and Scott Almquist, Lauren and John Clark, Lisa and Rod Schmitz, Walter III and Shawna Cole; two grandchildren, Evan and Elizabeth Clark; and cousins, William and Beth Overstreet, Phoebe Nicholas, George Tolson, and Barbara Jean Irwin. Friends who wish may contribute in memory of Walt to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2070 Ridgecliff Road, Columbus, Ohio 43221. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Monday at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2070 Ridgecliff Road, Columbus. A private interment will be held for the family at Union Cemetery. Visit www.schoedinger.com to send online condolences to the family. "Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries"