Walter Erwin Madinger (1947 - 2023)

Walter Erwin Madinger, set sail for his heavenly home on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, MT after an extended bout with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. He was 75. Walter was born July 30, 1947 and was the youngest of three children born to William and Phyllis Madinger who raised their three children (Phyllis Jr., William Jr. and Walter) in Lakewood, California.

As a child, Walt, or better known then as Wally, was always searching for and charging toward his next adventure with passion and persistence. His free spirit, energetic curiosity and heroic bravery kept h...