Chief Walter Burnett Butler Sr., entered into eternal rest on the morning of January 30th, was the husband of the late Ethel Jeannine Moody Butler and a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Florida. The relatives and friends of Walter are invited to attend the rite of a Christian Burial, celebrated by Pastor Terry Gore and the Reverend Father John H. Dux, Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, 4001 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, with the prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell at Oaklawn Cemetery, 4801 San Jose Boulevard. The Visitation will be held on Friday, February 4, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 4115 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL. Walter, son of the late Harry Winfield Butler and Mabel Burnett Butler, graduated from Andrew Jackson High School where he was a member of the basketball team and later graduated from Jacksonville University. Walter actively supported his community throughout his long life by volunteering as a lifeguard as a young man, by serving on various community boards including the Jacksonville Safety Council, the Greater Jacksonville Fair Advisory Council, and Vision is Priceless , which honored him with a "People of Vision" award for his dedication and service, and by being a quiet philanthropist with a special affinity for single mothers, the homeless and the elderly. A lifelong member of the Franklin Street Baptist Church, he served as a member of the finance committee and ...
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