Walter "Wally" Schad

Walter “Wally” H. Schad, 82, of Gulf Shores, Alabama passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2026, after a long illness. He was born on November 9th, 1943, and was pre-deceased by his parents, Walter “Howard” Schad and Julia McQueen; and a younger brother, Michael Schad. He is survived by his beloved wife, Nancie Elliott Schad; his son Bryan Schad (Heidi); daughter Mary Anne Schad; his grandchildren, Nicholas and Emily. He is also survived by his brother Sam Schad; and bonus family, Alicia Guy (George), and family; Arn Lundquist (Meg), and family; along with a host of relatives and friends who will miss him dearly. A native of Brewton, Alabama, he graduated from Auburn University in Aerospace Engineering and had a distinguished career with Boeing. He specialized as a Propulsion Engineer contributing to both their military and commercial product lines, interfacing with jet engine suppliers. His last few years at Boeing were dedicated to the preliminary design and performance of commercial engines for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He had a wonderful passion for people and a sense of humor that was contagious and put everyone at ease. He was also a great mentor to those that he managed. Walt donated years of his life to making life better for others. He dedicated 10yrs to bringing joy into the lives of terminally ill children at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research in Seattle, as “Walt the Clown”. He was an avid skier and Washington State Ski Patrol EMT for many years. He loved baseball and spent 25yrs volunteering as an umpire for Little League, High School and College baseball leagues, and taught umpire clinics. He loved to cook both indoors and out and competed in many chili cookoff’s and barbecue competitions. He was a fisherman, a sailor, a duck hunter, a runner and an incredibly good and loyal friend to many. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at his home church, First Presbyterian in Brewton, AL on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with visitation at 10am and service at 11am. He is a current member of Oyster Bay Baptist Church in Gulf Shores, AL In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Walter "Wally" Schad

March 23, 2026

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