More detail on this person: Dr. William Lloyd
Welter Jr. died in Williamsburg on March 23, 2009.
He was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Secane, Pa., the
son of the late William L. Welter Sr. and Georgia
Cull Welter. He was a loving husband, father,
brother and granddad.
He attended West Point Military Academy,
graduating with the Class of 1955. He was a
member of the West Point swim and water polo
teams.
After graduation, he entered the Army and earned
his wings in Army Aviation School in 1956. He
graduated from Virginia Tech, earning a master's
in aeronautical and aerospace engineering. He
later attended Navy Test Pilot School in Patuxent
River NAS, Md. He received a Ph.D. in higher
education administration from the College of
William & Mary in 1975. He was the former holder
of the World Helicopter record for Time-To-Climb
to 9,000 meters, set in a modified UH-1D
helicopter.
His military decorations include: Distinguished
Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal, Air Medal with one Oak Leaf
Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal with two Battle
Stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal with 60 device.
Dr. Welter is survived by his wife of 53 years,
Sherry Lee Mitchell Welter; his sister, Nancy
Welter Akin of Toms River, N.J.; his son, William
L. Welter III of Tampa and Miami Beach, Fla.;
daughters, Melissa Welter Carpenter and Mary
Elizabeth Welter of Richmond, Virginia Welter
Gilliam of Chapel Hill, N.C.; 8 grandchildren:
Will, Sam and Grey Capenter, Rob and Lee Gilliam
and Lloyd, Bo and Meg Young; and sons-in-law,
Robert Gilliam and Tim Carpenter; numerous
nieces, nephews and other family members.
A Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. March 27
at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, with interment
to follow in the church cemetery. The family will
receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Bucktrout of
Williamsburg Funeral Home. Memorial donations to
Bruton Parish.
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