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| Unfortunate News | 01 Apr 2007 |
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LDS Church News March 10th, 2007 CLOVIS, Calif. — Returned missionary Rowan D. Walter was killed on Feb. 23 at age 25 while serving with the U.S. Army in Ramadi, Iraq. PFC Rowan D. Walter Funeral services for PFC Walter were held Monday, March 5, in the Fresno California East Stake Center, conducted by stake President John E. Barrus. Rowan, the son of Bryan and Adele Walter, grew up in the Peachwood Ward, Fresno California North Stake. His parents moved to the Clovis 3rd Ward of the East Stake while he was on his mission. Rowan and two other Army medics were responding to an earlier attack when they were killed as an improvised explosive device detonated near their military vehicle. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla Lindsey Walter, whom he married in December 2005 in the San Diego California Temple; his parents; brother, Rome; and sisters Hailey Cohen and Hanni White. An active member of the Church, Rowan attended early morning seminary while a student at Buchanan High School. He served in the Switzerland Geneva Mission beginning in February 2001. After returning from his mission in 2003, Brother Walter worked at the Fresno Surgery Center. He was allowed to observe surgeries, which further developed his interest in the medical field. He attended Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah, for about a year before moving to the Los Angeles area. He met his future wife while attending Church in Southern California. He joined the Army as a medic in the summer of 2005, attending boot camp at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. After boot camp he went to San Antonio, Texas, for his medic training. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., at the time of his deployment |
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