Saturday, October 26, 2019

this Walters family of Jacksonville, Florida needed all the seating they could get, with 4 kids of their own, and 6 more that they took in


Manning and Martha Walters.
 Mrs. Walters worked for Sears downtown and Sgt. Walters was a recruiter in the Army.
Six children lived nearby with their mother and became wards of the state and were taken into the Walters’ home with their own four children for four years.

The Walters wanted to adopt them, but at that time it was impossible if the mother wouldn’t release custody. The Walters were transferred to California by the Army and Sgt Walters was sent to Vietnam.

VW donated the use of this van to the family.

The people in the picture are: (L-R) Anton, Roger, David, Michael Walters, Dawn, Patrick Walters, Pam and Kim (twins born in 1956), Dennis Walters, Lisa Walters, and parents Martha and Manning Walters.

https://vintagejacksonville.net/2019/04/10/big-family-van-1960s/012910web/

Amazing acts of corporate charity like this are rarely ever learned of, I'm not sure, maybe they simply feel uncomfortable and awkward about looking to publicize the good deeds? 

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