Walter Solomon Lindsay

Walter Solomon Lindsay died peacefully in his home at the Meadow Lake Retirement Community, Tyler, Texas on Good Friday, April 3, 2015. He was 86 years old. Walter’s family and friends celebrate a life well lived. He was born in Marshall, Texas on October 18, 1928 and was the 10th child and third and final son after seven sisters born to Samuel Luther Lindsay and Beulah Izora Lindsay. He met the love of his life, Carolyn Juanita Jones, during junior high school in Marshall, Texas. He was a star football player, and she, a Marshall Maverick cheerleader. They married at the age of 18 and moved to Longview where they lived and raised their four children. Walter unfortunately contracted the terrible disease, polio, in 1955, but amazingly fought back to resume as normal a life as possible for his family. Once he recovered, he continued his employment with SWEPCO as a Plant Supervisor, working at the Knox Lee Power Plant at Lake Cherokee, Texas for a total of 25 years before he and Carolyn moved to Miami, Florida to begin working for Budget Rent-a-Car in 1976 where he worked as Fleet Manager until they retired and moved back to Marshall, Texas 16 years later. Walter is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Carolyn Lindsay, his sister, Texie Morris of St. Louis, MO, his daughters and their spouses, Cindy Lindsay and Steve Sheafor of Boulder, CO, Jan and Harold Solomon of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Toni and Charlie Van Burkleo of Austin, TX and his son, Robin Lindsay of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is also survived by his adoring grandchildren and their spouses Stuart Cammack and Lena Fuller, Alex and Kathleen Cammack, Rachal (Solomon) and Antonio Bautista, Jesse Solomon, Nick Lindsay and Kyle Lindsay and his great-grandchildren, who he affectionately called “The Monkeys”, Harper, Ada and Vivienne Cammack, Porter Cammack, Lucas and Julien Bautista. He loved his immediate family and his larger Lindsay family beyond measure and always wanted the best for all of them. Despite his physical limitations Walter never complained and he met every challenge in an incredibly positive light. He was a constant inspiration to family and friends. He was simply amazing. The family would like to give special thanks to his incredible caregivers, Misty Morris, Rena Trent and Pam Drew, his angels on earth. A private family memorial service for Walter Lindsay will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to either to The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, 75701 or Post-Polio Health International (PHI), 4207 Lindell Blvd., #110, Saint Louis, MO 63108-2930.

Walter Solomon Lindsay

October 18, 1928 - April 3, 2015