Walter Lee White

Walter Lee White Sr., 81, was born October 13, 1939, in Dora, Alabama.  The beloved son of Moses White and Doris Ramsaw Cobb, departed this life on August 23, 2021, in McKeesport, PA. Walter grew up in Duquesne, PA where he spend most of his time.

Walter was a lifelong member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, in Duquesne, PA. He attended school later in life where he earns his diploma.

Walter worked as Head Maintenance for the Pittsburgh Housing Authority, where he retired in 2007. Once retired Walter spends most of his time listening to music and watching his favorite movies and spending his days talking on the phone with his sister Esmarelda.

After the passing of his wife Deborah, Walter went to live with his beloved daughter Joy Burgwin in Elizabeth Township PA. Where he lived out the rest of his life.

He was preceded in death by, father, Moses White, and mother, Doris Ramsaw Cobb, brother Fredrick White, and his wife Deborah (Rice) White.

Walter was a man who was blessed with a nation of descendants, Walter is survived by five daughters, Veronica White of Ohio, Tammy White of Ohio, Shalonda White of Braddock PA, Dominique Deborah Kent CA, Joy Renee Burgwin of Elizabeth Township, PA, two sons, Walter White, Jr. of Pittsburgh PA, Keith Knox of Pittsburgh PA, sister, Esmarelda Stanley of Philadelphia PA, 15 grandchildren, and a host of great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and a host of nieces, nephews, and a multitude of family and friends.

Walter was loved by many and will be missed dearly. 

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