Walter H Hullings

Walter H. Hullings, Jr. of Hainesport passed away on January 24, 2024 at Virtua Hospital in Willingboro, less than a month after celebrating his 91st birthday, surrounded by family. Walt was a lifelong Hainesport resident and a graduate of Hainesport Elementary School. Not long after graduating from Mount Holly High School (now RVRHS) in 1950, Walt enlisted in the US Air Force. He served at Sampson AFB in New York, Andersen AFB on the island of Guam, and MacDill AFB in Florida. Along the way, Walt married “the girl next door” (well, across the street), his high school sweetheart, Joan Gunsche. After four years serving his country, Walt and Joan returned to Hainesport with their growing family. Walt graduated from Temple University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and began a job at RCA and later Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, working on systems for naval ships. After retiring, Walt filled some of his time shuttling cars to the auction floor at Manheim. With his parents as founding members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hainesport, Walt continued that family legacy as an involved member of the congregation. He even led the building redesign in the early 1990s, and he loved dining and socializing with his friends in the Men’s Prayer Breakfast group. An expert craftsman, Walt built his own home on Deacon Road where he and Joan lived happily raising their five children. Missing Joan’s companionship after her early passing, Walt was blessed to find love again with longtime friend of the family, Kathleen “Boots” White. Walt, a debonair Sean Connery doppelganger, was an outdoorsman at heart. He enjoyed boating and fishing as well as hunting. The entire family joined Civil War reenactment skirmishes where Walt demonstrated his keen marksmanship in the shooting competitions. Walt also loved camping, and he and Joan belonged to the SunnyBrook Columbus RV camping club. They traveled throughout the country and particularly up and down the east coast on a quest to visit as many lighthouses as possible. Walt was joyously reunited this week in heaven with his wife of over 50 years, Joan; his parents, Louise and Walter, Sr., and brother, David; his in-laws, Geraldine and Al Gunsche, and brother-in-law, Sonny; his son-in-law, Bob DeCillis, and grandson, Anthony DeCillis. Walt will also get to meet and shower with love his precious great-granddaughter, angel baby, Marlee Townsend. Walt is survived by his loving partner of 16 years, Boots White, and his five children: David Hullings (Diana) of Macon, GA; Donna DeCillis of Hainesport, NJ; Darcie Dyson (Alex) of Bordentown, NJ; Dan Hullings (Dawn) of Browns Mills, NJ; and Dean Hullings (Kristi) of Olney, MD. “PopPop” (AKA “G-Pop”) will also be dearly missed by his 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren with another on the way. Walt was a hero to many and a friend to all. He lived a long and very blessed life filled with love, laughter, and joy. A Memorial Service in celebration of Walt’s life will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 11:30am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Marne Highway Hainesport. Friends and relatives may visit with the family on Saturday from 9am – 11am at the church. Burial will follow the service in St. Paul’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Walt’s memory may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

Walter H Hullings

December 31, 1932 - January 24, 2024