David’s son, Tim, shared this information with me:

My Dad would have turned 83 last week! We miss him terribly, but he was suffering with health stuff towards the end.

David was a father to three kids and married to Sharon for 50+ years. He worked as a civil servant for the US Air Force at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX for his entire career in logistics. He retired when that base closed in the late 1990’s. He loved his job and was really good at the logistics part of being sure the planes and people stationed at that base were ready to respond to any incident around the world at a moment’s notice. I recall as a kid he got us out on the tarmac when the space shuttle landed at Kelly AFB for refueling as it was traveling back to Florida on the top of jumbo airliner.

After he left Kelly AFB, he worked for a bit in the Texas Tourism office. He was always very active in his church, First Baptist in San Antonio. His faith was very important to him.

He and Sharon moved to Georgia to be closer to my sister as they got older. My sister took wonderful care of Mom and Dad while they were there and helped them to find a good place to stay that could meet their needs. David has tons of friends; he always made friends wherever he went and was happy and smiling all the time. He loved the Dallas Cowboys and the San Antonio Spurs and invested tons of time with my sister and me in sports when we were younger.

Sharon passed away recently as well, as my other sister Kelli. So it’s just Jennifer and me today to carry on our family legacy.

I am sad to report another graduate’s death years after the fact:  David Walsworth died in 2021. David’s wife, Sharon died in 2023 (Sharon Elizabeth Walsworth Obituary (2023) – San Antonio, TX – Mission Park Funeral Chapels Cherry Ridge  link)    I obtained some info from her obit in which I was able to contact his son, Tim, who lives in Durango, CO.  Below is what he shared with me. If his sister contacts me with additional information, I will share that with you.

David told our class of his adventures after high school graduation in the March 2020 issue of the Waco Town Crier.  I am so happy that we have this recount of his wonderful life and career in his own words.

 
 
Peggy Ruth (Wake) Thyfault, 74, of Carrollton, TX passed away on February 14, 2017 after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer.
She was born December 14, 1942 in Waco, TX to James Harold & Mary Ruth Wake.

She worked at Employers Casualty Company for 36 years until she retired in 2004. During that time, she met her husband Bruce at work and they married in 1988. She was also an Avon representative for many, many years and continued that even after retiring.

She loved spending time with her family, baking, gardening and of course she loved shopping for bargains.
She is preceded in death by her parents James & Mary Wake, her husband Bruce and her son Chris.

Survived by her brother Byron & wife Sandy, brother Jack & wife Patsy, her daughter Penny and husband Richard, her son Pete and wife Denise, step-daughter Lynne, step-son Russell. Her grandchildren Melissa, Jeff, Christopher, Brandon, Thomas, Peyton & RJ and 6 great grandchildren.

We have been informed that Peggy Wake Thyfault died back in 2017.  It is always sad when we find out years after the fact of a graduate’s death.