Walter Marciniak

Walter F. Marciniak
Walter F. Whitey Marciniak, 68, of Macungie, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2013, with those he loved the most at his bedside. He was born in Old Forge, PA. As a high school football All American, he was quite the all around athlete, lettering in baseball, basketball, and football (where he earned his nickname after Whitey Ford, the famous baseball pitcher). He attended the University of Maryland on a full football scholarship and later played semi-pro for the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. While at Maryland, he met a cheerleader named Betsy, who became his beautiful bride of 46 years. Whitey graduated with a B.S. in Business and worked as a senior sales executive for Xerox Corporation for 35 years before retiring. Whitey will be remembered as a doting husband, father, and a grandfather, affectionately known as Pop Pop. He was an incredible cook and famous for his parmesan potatoes. A longtime member of St. Thomas More Church, he enjoyed playing golf, especially at Wedgewood Golf Course, and had many buddies throughout the area. But most of all he was all about his family. He loved watching all of his children and grandchildren play their sporting events. He was equally proud of his three kids academic and athletic accomplishments. Whitey beamed when he talked about all his kids graduating from college and their individually unique successes as incredible role models in life. Survivors: Whitey will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Betsy; and little dog, Benji; daughters, Kimberly and her husband, Mike, of Maryville, TN and their two children, Miranda and Cody; son, Steve and his wife, Mindy, of Allentown and their three children, Mitchell, Peyton, and Pop Pops littlest angel, Meredith; youngest daughter and basketball legend, Michelle Marciniak and her partner, Beth Brooke, of Bethlehem; sisters, Jean Turowski of Old Forge; and Ann Marie and her husband, John, of Montoursville. Services: Relatives and friends are invited to his Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, November 1, 2013, at 11:30 a.m., in St. Thomas More R.C. Church, 1040 Flexer Ave., Allentown. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, from 5 to 8 p.m., in the Schantz Funeral Home, 250 Main Street, Emmaus, and on Friday morning, from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., in the church. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery Wescosville. Arrangements are under the direction and care of James Funeral Home, Bethlehem PA. Online condolences may be made at www.jamesfuneralhome.org. Contributions: In memory of Walter, may be made to The Pat Summitt Alzheimers Foundation, 625 Market Street, Suite 1400, Knoxville, TN 37902.