It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved mother, Sarah Speer Walter. Born in Staten Island, New York on September 9, 1927, Sarah was the first of three children born to Frances A. Speer and John F. Speer. She moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey as a teenager, where she met her future husband, Dolph P. Walter, as high school sweethearts.

Sarah attended Wheaton College in Massachusetts…


