Leonard L. Boswell: “I have appreciated in our sorrow the reflections about Walter. He was a great man. I would say to Lois and the family…”

“I have appreciated in our sorrow the reflections about Walter. He was a great man. I would say to Lois and the family, remember those great and wonderful memories that you have got. In this moment of sadness, they will carry you through. Walter touched me many ways. He was kind of my buddy. We kind of jabbed each other once in a while about being the oldest in the class. We talked just about every day, shared a few pleasantries, tried to have a new joke for one another. But in the process, I realized that Walter was a man of great depth. He was a teacher. He was a writer. He was a loving person. He was very sincere. Even though he had a lot of fun, he was very sincere about life. The inscription above the Speaker's head, in God we trust, he believed that. I think we can take some comfort in what is a favorite scripture of mine, John 14, that I go to prepare a place for you and will receive you to myself. I think Walter is there. I think he is watching us. I think there is a smile upon his face because he knows that he touched our lives, touched every one of us, and our lives have been made better because of Walter Capps. So may the good Lord bless him and may we remember those good times and appreciate him, is my thought.”