Monday, February 21, 2022
We we’re so sorry to hear of the
passing of Walter. He and I met probably back in 2001 when we both
we’re playing with the Atlantic Pops in EHT, NJ. We hit it off from our
first conversations. We discovered how many of the clubs, bars, and
other venues that both of us had worked in, but I was never the
saxophone player that he was. He taught me many music things.
I will always think of the fabulous “ diminished scale” riff that he would
use and which he taught me.
We spoke almost once per week since moving to North Carolina. That
is a lot of phone since May of 2007. The othe day while putting my
tenor away, I thought “ I will call Walter and see what he is doing”.
Then realized, He is not here any longer. I will greatly miss our weekly
talks about everything musically, and politically although we were on
“Different Sides of the Fence”.
I will miss him greatly. A mass will be said a St. Stephens Catholic
Church in Sanford, NC, for him. I express my sorrow to Gerri, his wife,
and sons. He is in our prayers.
Richard and Celeste Bissell
