Walter Hogan, Jr. beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed distant peacefully connected November 13, 2022, astatine the property of 92, successful Solvang California.
Walter, known arsenic Walt to his galore friends, was calved February 15, 1930, successful West Hartford, Connecticut to Walter L. Hogan M.D. and Marion Campbell Hogan. He grew up successful West Hartford and spent summers sportfishing for Bass, Pike, and Walleyes astatine the family’s cottage connected Lake Champlain successful Burlington, Vermont.
He cherished his puerility summers successful Vermont and traveled determination often successful his aboriginal years. Walter loved the presumption of Lake Champlain from their eating country window. He enjoyed drinking his greeting java there, portion eating Maple and Apple Cider doughnuts with his sisters Marion Hogan and Ellen Kallfelz and member John Hogan, and “debating” authorities and existent events.
He attended Canterbury School successful New Milford, Connecticut and received his undergraduate grade from Holy Cross College successful Worcester, Massachusetts. He received his aesculapian doctorate grade from the University of Vermont Medical School successful Burlington, Vermont. After graduating from aesculapian school, helium completed his residency successful ophthalmology astatine the New York Ear and Eye Infirmary.
He joined Viola Britton, a nurse, successful 1957 successful Hartford, Connecticut. They met astatine St. Francis Hospital wherever they some worked. They had six children, Lynn Wasylina, Donna Vingo, Colleen Meynet, Michael Hogan, Patricia Hogan, and Brendan Hogan. Walter served successful the Air Force arsenic a formation surgeon for respective years, and his kids were calved successful galore antithetic states due to the fact that of their subject moves.
Walter was a devoted gramps of 10, including Shannon Vingo, Charles Meynet, Daniel Meynet, Amanda Cantley, Kendall Lomker, Ryan Hogan, Amber Hogan, Jonathan Hogan, Royce Hogan, and Arabella Hogan. He was besides the large gramps of Elle Cantley, Weston Cantley, Justin Lomker Jr., Hannah Hogan, Hunter Morrison, Nyla Morrison, and Finley Morrison.
Walter was an avid golfer who passed his emotion of play to respective of his grandchildren, including Johnny who is simply a nonrecreational golfer and nine pro. In his younger days, Walt was a left-handed pitcher for Canterbury and was scouted by the pros earlier pursuing medicine. He was an enthusiastic skier and loved his clip with his kids connected the slopes of Heavenly, Mammoth, and different occidental skis resorts.
He started an ophthalmology signifier successful Santa Barbara California successful the 1970’s and devoted himself to his galore patients, whom helium treated arsenic extended family. He showed his compassion by caring for galore who could not spend aesculapian care, some successful the United States and different countries. He pioneered the usage of lasers successful oculus surgery.
He was a founding subordinate of SEE, International and led galore of their surgical oculus expeditions successful different countries, including China, Mexico & Latin America wherever helium trained section doctors to execute innovative cataract oculus surgery. China aboriginal named the oculus helping of a infirmary successful Dalian aft Walter.
Walter had a wicked consciousness of wit and loved telling hilarious stories. His stories became funnier each year, and nary 1 laughed harder astatine his stories than helium did. Tall tales were his specialty! He volition beryllium profoundly missed by truthful many.
He was a long-time subordinate of Mount Carmel Church successful Montecito and attended the Santa Inés Mission successful Solvang for galore years earlier his passing.
A ceremonial work volition statesman connected Saturday, February 11, 2023, astatine 11:00 a.m. astatine Mission Santa Inés 1760 Mission Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. Details regarding the reception volition beryllium announced astatine the funeral.
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