Wallace Roger Kendig
April 8, 1939 – November 21, 2019
Pierce Brothers
Posted on Facebook by Larry Levine...
Remembering Wally Kendig
Of all the friends in my life, no one had been there as long as Wally Kendig. In high school (BHS class of W '57), we were part of a group – Bill Higgins, Dave Perkins, Dave Parkhurst, Richie Vedder, Wally and me. Not an exclusive clack, just six guys who enjoyed each other’s company. Wally was a stalwart on the varsity tennis team and played on the “B” basketball team. Of the entire group, Wally was the only one I saw after high school. We all scattered into this adventure called life. Wally went away to college in Arizona and I went to work in the newspaper business after a short stint in college. Wally and I would hang out during summer vacations and when he would come into town during breaks from the school year. Then, after several years, we drifted apart. I was fortunate to become re-acquainted with Wally when we met at intermission of a show at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. And I was extremely fortunate to be seated with him at a meeting of the Burbank Kiwanis Club early this year. We swapped stories about high school and life and we laughed a lot. Now, Wally has passed on and we have lost another of the treasured members of our graduating class. Here is the schedule for Wally’s final good-bye. He will remain in Burbank, the city he loved.
Dec. 3 – 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Viewing at Pierce Brothers, Valhalla
Dec. 4 – 10 a.m. – Burial at Pierce Brothers, Valhalla
Noon – Services at First Christian Church of Burbank
A FEW FACEBOOK COMMENTS
Trevor Hands
Saddened to hear the loss of a dear friend from First Christian Church in Burbank, CA, Wally Kendig. Rest In Peace my friend. You will be missed. 😢
Dave Boatman
Yes... EVERYONE loved Wally! RIP dear friend.
Josh Helmuth
Aw man. Didn’t know that. Wally was a great guy! Rest In Peace, bro. 😔
Kim Baker-Miller
He was the sweetest man I knew he will be missed
Janet Jack
RIP dear Wally. You were a kind and loving soul and you will be greatly missed.
Ron A Evans
There never was a kinder, gentler man than Wally, and you just had to love his smile. I never saw him without it... 🙂
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