rch in 2004. They spent the next 14 years enjoying friendship and love.
Bert started his own telecommunication company after his retirement and enjoyed many hobbies. He was a car enthusiast and previously owned classics such as his 86' Trans Am Firebird. He loved motorcycles and was fortunate enough to inherit a purple Harley-Davidson motorcycle that, ironically, his brother had named April (before Bert met his wife April). He was a gun enthusiast and used to like to go hunting. He loved sports especially baseball, basketball, and football. His favorite teams to cheer for were the Cowboys, Raiders, Celtics, Astros, Rangers, and Duke University. Bert was an avid reader and enjoyed anything dealing with astronomy, science, and history. He enjoyed all types of music including classical, church hymns, country, classic rock, and contemporary Christian music. Above all, Bert was most passionate about helping the church and was a very active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Weslaco, serving as pledge treasurer and lay reader. He was also active in EFM (Education for Ministry), a four-year distance learning certificate program in Theology.
Bert is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Bert Heyward Walling, Sr. and Sara Ethel Weber, maternal grandparents, A.L. Hill and Ida Mosely, his parents, Dr. Bert Heyward, Jr., Florence Audrey Hill, step-mom, Sarah Jones Walling, and brother, Randolph Richard Walling.
He is survived by his loving wife, April McDaniel Walling, daughter, Tara Barsch (Gary) of Kyle, TX, step-daughter, Suzette Gaudino, his cousin George Jones, Jr. (Robbie) and their son Aidan Jones, grandchildren, Chelsea Barsch and Austin Barsch, and great-grandchildren, Noah Willoughby-Gonzales and Sophia Willoughby-Gonzales.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 22nd, from 4-9 at McCaleb Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 23rd, at 11 am, Grace Episcopal Church in Weslaco, with a reception to follow in the Parish Hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations to Grace Episcopal Church for the "The Schwarz Project". Schwarz was the bear who was always with Bert in every hospital room, nursing facility and rehab center. The Schwarz Project will provide washable stuffed bears to tender souls who need comfort.
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