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Walter Rosenthal Obituary
ROSENTHAL
1931-2007
Walt was born June 10, 1931 in Glendale, CA. He was the son of Walter and Edith Rosenthal.
Walt is survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty and his three children, Duane of Utah, Scott and Gretchen of Santa Maria, along with 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson.
Walt had resided in Santa Maria for over 44 years. He was an electrical engineer and worked at VAFB until his retirement. Walt launched rockets, collected quotes, loved flowers and had a unique sense of humor. He loved to share what he was passionate about with others. He desired above all to contribute to making the world a better place to live in by finding alternate forms of energy. He lent his assistence to many projects with the hope of making a difference. He will be greatly missed.
Friends are invited to his Memorial Service to be held Saturday, January 27 at 2:00pm at The Gate Vineyard Fellowship, 4799 Bradley Road off of Clark Ave in Santa Maria. His ashes will be privately scattered by the family.
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Jerry Decker
February 13, 2007
I met Walter at a couple of alternative energy conferences and found him fascinating and superbly well informed on many topics. He helped many researchers discover flaws in what they believed were overunity anomalies and did it in such a was as to respect their work and efforts, yet point out the flaws based on his own expertise with measuring energy. He will be missed and my sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Walter.
Floyd Gross
January 24, 2007
I worked in support of the Titan launch program at SLC-4, Vandenberg AFB with Walt. I enjoyed reading and listening to some of Walt's ideas pertaining to alternate energy sources. He was an intelligent and interesting individual. My heartfelt sympathies go out to his family.
Terri (Wilkins) Hill
January 23, 2007
I was the next door neighbor of the Rosenthals for many years on Glines Ave. I have many fond memories of talking to Mr Rosenthal in the front yard and being at their home to play with Gretchen. He loved his garden & time in the yard with his wife! My thoughts & prayers are with his family
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