James Howard Walden Sr., age 63, formerly of Waterford, passed away suddenly at his home in Newcastle, Wyoming on Friday, January 29, 2010. Born in Waterford, PA on April 9, 1946, he was a son of the late Howard E. and Leah G. Engles Walden.
Jim was a graduate of Fort LeBoeuf High School and was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Army. He retired from PennDot, was a business owner in Custer, South Dakota for 6 years, and he was an avid outdoorsman.
Survivors include three sons, James Walden Jr., Rodney Walden and wife Stephanie, and Eric Walden, all of Newcastle, WY; two daughters, Denise Davitt and husband Joe of Waterford, and Jammi Walden of Rapid City, SD; two sisters, Leah Jingleski and husband Adam of Waterford, and Linda Fannin and husband David of Texas; also, 8 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, many nieces and nephews, and his longtime partner Marilyn Clyde of Newcastle, WY.
He is preceded in death by his parents, a son Leslie E. Walden, and two sisters, Carol Wright and Shirley Harrison.
He will be missed by many.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Funeral Home of Waterford on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm and may attend funeral services there on Thursday at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Waterford Cemetery.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I got to meet my Uncle again a couple years ago and I’m so sorry I didn’t stay in touch. He was a great man and I have a lot of good memories of him.He will be missed so much.God Bless his family.
My prayers are with everyone. Some of my best childhood memories include him.
My thoughts and prayers are with EVERYONE Jim has ever known. He was a wonderful person. All though I have not had contact with him in a while, I have fond memories that will last me a life time.
My sincerest regrets and condolences,to sons,daughters,sisters and family members on your loss.
Lord sometimes you are confusing, as it seems you take the very best
sometimes you take the least deserveing to even out the list. Big Jim Walden and I were friends, we worked together at PennDot on the Paint crew, and snow plows.Big Jim, Bob Adams, and I would hunt and fish together at times. We also had fun in his Red Oldsmobile 442. We lost track of each other after Bobby passed on.I am now wandering about my own mortality, Lord I think you may have made a mistake in taking
Big Jim, I think it may have been premature. You see I think he still had work to do, of that I am sure. Of all the friends I have had in my life Jim you were the best, you were a year or two older, but somewhat like a big brother figure to me. though we lost track of each other, I often wandered how you were , you were always on my mind and will be for all eternity, I will see you on the other side when He calls for me.
Sincerely yours;
Harold Richard Jacobs
802 West Second Street
Erie, Pa. 16507
rickstoy@neo.rr.com