Illinois HR 898: MEMORIAL-DAVID L. WALTER

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HR0898LRB104 21836 RMO 37623 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of David 

4Lynn Walter, who passed away on May 2, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, David Walter, the son of Joseph August and Lillie 

6Belva (Epps) Walter, was born in Edwardsville on May 27, 1936; 

7he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in 

8Music Education with high honors at Eastern Illinois 

9University and received administrative credentials from 

10Northwestern University; and

11 WHEREAS, David Walter began his 34-year music teaching 

12career as the choral director of Lincoln High School and 

13Lincoln College; he subsequently taught music at Glenbrook 

14North High School in north suburban Chicago for 33 years, 

15serving as choral director, instructional supervisor, and 

16district co-manager for school restructuring; he was elected 

17president of the Glenbrook Educators' Association and was a 

18member of the national test development committee for Advanced 

19Placement Music prior to his retirement in 1994; and

20 WHEREAS, David Walter sang as the principal second tenor 

21of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, where he was appointed 

22apprentice conductor and was honored as a scholarship student 

HR0898- 2 -LRB104 21836 RMO 37623 r

1in orchestral conducting; as choir master of the Libertyville 

2Presbyterian Church, he was gifted the Outstanding Jaycee 

3Young Educator Award for suburban Cook County; he also 

4received a National Science Foundation Scholarship for 

5Advanced Study in Baroque Music; and

6 WHEREAS, After moving to New Mexico in 1995, David Walter 

7helped to found the charter school East Mountain High School 

8in 2000, serving