Singleton Community Mortuary
Nov 14, 2009
Walter C. Stahlhut 81, Indianapolis track coach and prolific joke teller, passed away November 11, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 10, 1928 in Indianapolis to the late Walter and Clara (Riedweg) Stahlhut. Walt was a graduate of Indiana Central College (University of Indianapolis), where he met and married Mary (Glazier), his wife of 56 years. He excelled in sports, and was co-captain of the football team and conference champion in the pole vault. He earned his masters in education at Butler University. Following college, he served in the Army for two years, and was a proud paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division. He was a member of University Heights United Methodist Church. Walt taught and coached in the Indianapolis public schools for 39 years, primarily at Wood and Washington high schools, where he was best known for his talented and enthusiastic track and cross-country teams, his supportive wife ("Mom" to his athletes), his deceptively deadpanned jokes, and his perfect silver hair which made him easy to find from across the football field. Despite having no home track at Wood HS, and only cinders at Washington, Walt was Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference (IPSAC) Track Coach of the Year six times, IPSAC Cross Country Coach of the Year six times, and Indiana State Track Coach of the year twice. He was nominated twice for National Track Coach of the Year. He had seven state champions. In 1996, he was inducted into the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame, and in 2009, he was awarded the "I" person of the year by the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club for lifetime achievement by a former U of I letter-winner who personifies the school's motto, "Education for Service." He served, not just by winning trophies, but by helping inner city students find their passion and their potential through sports. Thereafter, he enjoyed many years of unexpected phone calls from old athletes who fondly remembered their coach.
Walt was an avid gardener, bowler, and golfer. He loved to build birdhouses and give them to friends and family. He is survived by his wife Mary, his son Richard (Julie), his daughter Cynthia (Jeffrey) DeWester, grandchildren Anthony, Mitchell, and Andreana, his brother Robert and sister Elinore Brown. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.
Calling will be held Sunday, November 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Singleton Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 7602 Madison Ave., Indianapolis. Memorial services will be Monday, November 16 at University Heights United Methodist Church, 4002 Otterbein Ave., Indianapolis. Calling will be at 9:30 a.m., with services at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Concordia Cemetery,
Nov 14, 2009
Walter C. Stahlhut 81, Indianapolis track coach and prolific joke teller, passed away November 11, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 10, 1928 in Indianapolis to the late Walter and Clara (Riedweg) Stahlhut. Walt was a graduate of Indiana Central College (University of Indianapolis), where he met and married Mary (Glazier), his wife of 56 years. He excelled in sports, and was co-captain of the football team and conference champion in the pole vault. He earned his masters in education at Butler University. Following college, he served in the Army for two years, and was a proud paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division. He was a member of University Heights United Methodist Church. Walt taught and coached in the Indianapolis public schools for 39 years, primarily at Wood and Washington high schools, where he was best known for his talented and enthusiastic track and cross-country teams, his supportive wife ("Mom" to his athletes), his deceptively deadpanned jokes, and his perfect silver hair which made him easy to find from across the football field. Despite having no home track at Wood HS, and only cinders at Washington, Walt was Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference (IPSAC) Track Coach of the Year six times, IPSAC Cross Country Coach of the Year six times, and Indiana State Track Coach of the year twice. He was nominated twice for National Track Coach of the Year. He had seven state champions. In 1996, he was inducted into the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame, and in 2009, he was awarded the "I" person of the year by the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club for lifetime achievement by a former U of I letter-winner who personifies the school's motto, "Education for Service." He served, not just by winning trophies, but by helping inner city students find their passion and their potential through sports. Thereafter, he enjoyed many years of unexpected phone calls from old athletes who fondly remembered their coach.
Walt was an avid gardener, bowler, and golfer. He loved to build birdhouses and give them to friends and family. He is survived by his wife Mary, his son Richard (Julie), his daughter Cynthia (Jeffrey) DeWester, grandchildren Anthony, Mitchell, and Andreana, his brother Robert and sister Elinore Brown. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.
Calling will be held Sunday, November 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Singleton Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 7602 Madison Ave., Indianapolis. Memorial services will be Monday, November 16 at University Heights United Methodist Church, 4002 Otterbein Ave., Indianapolis. Calling will be at 9:30 a.m., with services at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Concordia Cemetery,
Singleton Community Mortuary
Nov 14, 2009
Walter C. Stahlhut 81, Indianapolis track coach and prolific joke teller, passed away November 11, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 10, 1928 in Indianapolis to the late Walter and Clara (Riedweg) Stahlhut. Walt was a graduate of Indiana Central College (University of Indianapolis), where he met and married Mary (Glazier), his wife of 56 years. He excelled in sports, and was co-captain of the football team and conference champion in the pole vault. He earned his masters in education at Butler University. Following college, he served in the Army for two years, and was a proud paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division. He was a member of University Heights United Methodist Church. Walt taught and coached in the Indianapolis public schools for 39 years, primarily at Wood and Washington high schools, where he was best known for his talented and enthusiastic track and cross-country teams, his supportive wife ("Mom" to his athletes), his deceptively deadpanned jokes, and his perfect silver hair which made him easy to find from across the football field. Despite having no home track at Wood HS, and only cinders at Washington, Walt was Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference (IPSAC) Track Coach of the Year six times, IPSAC Cross Country Coach of the Year six times, and Indiana State Track Coach of the year twice. He was nominated twice for National Track Coach of the Year. He had seven state champions. In 1996, he was inducted into the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame, and in 2009, he was awarded the "I" person of the year by the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club for lifetime achievement by a former U of I letter-winner who personifies the school's motto, "Education for Service." He served, not just by winning trophies, but by helping inner city students find their passion and their potential through sports. Thereafter, he enjoyed many years of unexpected phone calls from old athletes who fondly remembered their coach.
Walt was an avid gardener, bowler, and golfer. He loved to build birdhouses and give them to friends and family. He is survived by his wife Mary, his son Richard (Julie), his daughter Cynthia (Jeffrey) DeWester, grandchildren Anthony, Mitchell, and Andreana, his brother Robert and sister Elinore Brown. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.
Calling will be held Sunday, November 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Singleton Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 7602 Madison Ave., Indianapolis. Memorial services will be Monday, November 16 at University Heights United Methodist Church, 4002 Otterbein Ave., Indianapolis. Calling will be at 9:30 a.m., with services at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Concordia Cemetery,
Nov 14, 2009
Walter C. Stahlhut 81, Indianapolis track coach and prolific joke teller, passed away November 11, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. He was born October 10, 1928 in Indianapolis to the late Walter and Clara (Riedweg) Stahlhut. Walt was a graduate of Indiana Central College (University of Indianapolis), where he met and married Mary (Glazier), his wife of 56 years. He excelled in sports, and was co-captain of the football team and conference champion in the pole vault. He earned his masters in education at Butler University. Following college, he served in the Army for two years, and was a proud paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division. He was a member of University Heights United Methodist Church. Walt taught and coached in the Indianapolis public schools for 39 years, primarily at Wood and Washington high schools, where he was best known for his talented and enthusiastic track and cross-country teams, his supportive wife ("Mom" to his athletes), his deceptively deadpanned jokes, and his perfect silver hair which made him easy to find from across the football field. Despite having no home track at Wood HS, and only cinders at Washington, Walt was Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference (IPSAC) Track Coach of the Year six times, IPSAC Cross Country Coach of the Year six times, and Indiana State Track Coach of the year twice. He was nominated twice for National Track Coach of the Year. He had seven state champions. In 1996, he was inducted into the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame, and in 2009, he was awarded the "I" person of the year by the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Club for lifetime achievement by a former U of I letter-winner who personifies the school's motto, "Education for Service." He served, not just by winning trophies, but by helping inner city students find their passion and their potential through sports. Thereafter, he enjoyed many years of unexpected phone calls from old athletes who fondly remembered their coach.
Walt was an avid gardener, bowler, and golfer. He loved to build birdhouses and give them to friends and family. He is survived by his wife Mary, his son Richard (Julie), his daughter Cynthia (Jeffrey) DeWester, grandchildren Anthony, Mitchell, and Andreana, his brother Robert and sister Elinore Brown. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.
Calling will be held Sunday, November 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Singleton Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 7602 Madison Ave., Indianapolis. Memorial services will be Monday, November 16 at University Heights United Methodist Church, 4002 Otterbein Ave., Indianapolis. Calling will be at 9:30 a.m., with services at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Concordia Cemetery,
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