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Walter J. Kosarick, Jr. Veteran
February 10, 2018

Obituary

Walter John Kosarick, Jr., of Sandwich, Ma, passed into eternal life peacefully and unexpectedly on February 10, 2018, at the age of 93.

Walter was born in Brockton on January 11, 1925. He was raised in Weymouth, MA, by his parents, Walter J. and Anne Kosarick. He attended Weymouth schools, graduated Weymouth High School in 1943 and enlisted in the Navy. During World War II, he was an airplane mechanic who always said, “I was very lucky not to see combat.”

Upon returning from the war, he attended Boston University, where he belonged to many clubs and was the editor-in-chief of the yearbook, which was a challenging role, but he accomplished it well, being appointed to Who’s Who in American Colleges in 1950.

At Boston University he met his future wife, Irene Wolanski, and after graduating together in 1950, they both got married. They shared 67 beautiful years of marriage.

Walter worked at General Motors for over 20 years in various positions, the last of which was Regional Claims Manager based in Albany, NY. After a long career at GM, Walter and Irene decided to relocate to Cape Cod. Walter became very interested in real estate and became a successful real estate developer and broker and managed several rental properties. He enjoyed retirement on the Cape. He was an avid boater and sailor, enjoyed digging quahogs and other shellfish, and was a talented photographer. He loved dancing, classical music, food, walking on the canal and spending time with his wife and family. What also brought him many years of happiness in his retirement years was his beagle named Maxi.

Over the years Walter and Irene had four children. He is survived by his devoted wife and three of the children – Judi, Frank and Kathy – but predeceased by his first son, Walter J. Kosarick III. In addition, Walter was predeceased by a sister, Natalie Johnson, and leaves one brother, Everett, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He lived a full, rich life with dignity and happiness, a true family man. He will be remembered for many things. He was a symbol of honesty, love, integrity, humility, wisdom, devotion and dedication to his family and to always doing the right thing. He had many characteristics that we all should aspire to including but not limited to: unconditional love of family, the deepest sense of honesty, and commitment and devotion to his work, family and friends. Some but not all of his favorite things were Mom’s homemade cooking, bananas, oranges, garden tomatoes, red onions, making an artistic sandwich on an everything bagel, hermits and eggs. Eggs were necessary on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, but had to be with a slice of hard cheese and Jewish rye bread. No white bread for him! He loved simple things: a peeled orange preferably without seeds, an apple or grapes that he would enjoy cutting off the brown edges (if any) with his own pocket knife and eating! He was a strong believer in not wasting food or leaving the refrigerator door open!

The deep, strong, continued love for his family over many, many years was driven by values of commitment and love, especially for his wife of 67 years and his family. He exhibited humor classified as dry humor, sensibility and honesty. He cared about other people tremendously. Safety first! The most important thing was safety. Always have great quality tires and brakes on your car. Frills come later. He was a gentle soul, all about peace, harmony, common sense and love. He lived to the end of this life on earth driven by his deep values, ideas and beliefs and his intense enjoyment for food, wine, music and the love of his bride and family. As it may often be said that one has a heart of gold, Walter had a heart of platinum. He was resilient, strong, durable and everlasting like the appliances of the past.

Words cannot describe all that he meant and all that he was.
We can choose to honor him by living our lives with respect, dignity and love for others and “doing the right thing.” Thinking of consequences, he would say, “Impulsivity breeds contempt.” There is no one more honest than Walter J. Kosarick, Jr.
Our hearts are forever broken.
He should be honored and remembered for the beautiful person he was and all the lives he touched.
His qualities as a husband, father, grandparent, person, friend, neighbor and associate should be aspired to by all, for the world would be the best place if there were more Walter Kosaricks.

Till we meet again
I pray the angels on heaven and earth will surround, love and protect you.
You were the Best Dad ever.
Hope Mom’s beautiful blanket she made for you keeps you warm.
There are no goodbyes…. only love.

If one would like to donate in Walter Kosarick’s memory, the family request to donate to www.alz.org Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452.

Preserving one’s mind and memory should be America’s number one goal and priority for our loved ones and future generations. We must cherish and take care of our seniors.

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