children were born, 2 daughters and 1 son. At the age of four moved to Wilmington, CA with his parents and 3 sisters after they lost their home in Avalon from a fire. Augusta and the 4 children continued to live there, with George getting home on occasion when he could. Walter spent the summers of 1919 through 1923 helping his father

with the fish camps as bell hop helping guests with their bags and taking them back and forth to their boats in his row-boat. At the age of 12 went to work for a drug store in Wilmington as a delivery boy and handy-man,

working after school and on Saturdays and Sundays making .25 an hour. At 15 the pharmacist registered him with the State Board of Pharmacy as an apprentice, then at age 18 as Assistant Pharmacist, and at age 21 became a

fully registered pharmacist. In 1945 purchased half interest in the store. In 1956, in partnership with his wife, opened a larger store in Torrence, CA. They sold that store in 1970 and retired.