Garland Russell Walters

Male 1918 - 2011  (92 years)


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  • Name Garland Russell Walters 
    Born 15 Aug 1918  Savage, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Jan 2011  Charlotte Hall, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21342  Virts
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2015 

    Father Santford R. Walters,   b. 1892,   d. 1956  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Maude S. Hackley,   b. 27 Aug 1887, Loudoun County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1985, Laurel, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F7529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Catherine Russell,   b. 22 Jan 1923, Savage, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 2003, Laurel, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gregory C. Walters
     2. Barry R. Walters
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F24823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Howard County Times, January 19, 2011

      Former Howard County Police Chief G. Russell Walters died Jan. 13 at the age of 92, according to a release from the police department.

      Walters served as the department's chief from 1969 to 1975, after a 23-year career with the Maryland State Police.

      "Chief Walters made important changes to the agency that we can still see today," Police Chief William McMahon said in the release. "We are saddened by his death. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to his family from the entire Howard County Police family."

      During his tenure as chief, Walters doubled the number of officers to more than 100; quadrupled the police budget from $660,000 to $2.6 million; approved new uniforms; started the first police academy; and broke ground on a new police station, currently HCPD headquarters in Ellicott City, according to the release.

      Walters enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 21 and served during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1945 and in 1946 joined the Maryland State Police, where he served until he became the county's police chief in 1969.

      At the time of his death, Walters was the oldest living Maryland State Trooper, according to the release.

      Walters' family includes two sons, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Mary Catherine, died in 2003.

      Family and friends are invited to call on Thursday, Jan. 20, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Donaldson Funeral Home, 313 Talbott Avenue in Laurel.

      Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Laurel. Interment will follow at Meadowridge Memorial Park in Elkridge.

      Police expect traffic may be briefly affected along Washington Boulevard between Laurel and Elkridge Friday.


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