Walter A. Horton III ’52

Walter A. Horton III ’52, of Bridgton, Me.; Oct. 13. After graduating, he joined the Order of Cistercian Monks of the Roman Catholic Church. During the next 14 years he became an ordained priest, helped to build St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Mass., and received a license certificate in theology after a year of study at St. Thomas University in Rome. He eventually left the priesthood, married, and became a civil engineer for the State of Maine Department of Transportation. He was chief engineer of many Maine road construction jobs before retiring in 1987. He also became a licensed site evaluator and for almost 50 years designed septic systems throughout southern Maine; he officially retired from that work on Oct. 3, 2021. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. Unfortunately, his wife passed on Oct. 2, 2021. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, a son, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister and brother-in-law, and nieces and nephews.