Walter John Gill Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Walter John Gill, Jr. of Queenstown, MD passed away on September 30, 2020 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 82 years old. Born in Rutland, VT, he was the son of Walter John Gill, Sr. and Genevieze Nowak Gill. Walter has been happily married to his wife of 59 years, Pennie Louise (Kepler) Gill. Walter served his country in the US Navy, enlisting in1957. He received Basic Training at the Naval Recruit Training Station in Springfield, Mass. After Basic Training, Walter was assigned to the Naval School Command, Great Lakes, Il, where he attended and graduated from Hospital Corps School with Honors. He then served at the US Naval Hospital, Key West Fl., achieving the rank of HM3 (E-4). He was transferred to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., achieving the ranks of HM2 (E-5) and eventually HM1 (E-6). While assigned to NNMC he became a scrub nurse assigned to the open-heart surgical team. Walter received his Honorable Discharge in 1963. After his enlistment in the US Navy, Walter went to work in sales at Edison Brothers Inc. Through hard work and tenacity, eventually, advanced to become Vice President of Sales and Marketing United States. After working for Edison Brother’s for 35 years, Walter retired in 1998. Walter loved hiking, rock climbing, sailing and held a private pilot’s license as well. He loved golf and of course his quest for that holy grail The Hole in 1. He was a diehard Red Sox, Capitals, Washington Football Team, Cardinals and Blues fan. He was a loving husband, and father to 6 sons. A devoted man to his faith and its teachings and was a member of St Christophers Parish, Queenstown, Md. Walter is survived by his wife Pennie; Sons: Mark (Christina), Paul Sr. (Debbie), Ray (Becky), Walter III, Tony, and Marty (Cassie); Brother: Rick Sr. (Shelly), Eight Grandchildren and Eight Great-Grandchildren. A private family service will be held at St Christophers, Chester, Md. Wednesday, October 7th, 2020, 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Opus Dei or Jason Mott Cancer Foundation For online tributes, please visit www.fhnfuneralhome.com

Walter John Gill Jr.

October 18, 1937 - September 30, 2020