August 9, 1937 October 26, 2020
James Walter, known to his friends as Jim Bear or Big Jim, passed away on the morning of October 26, 2020. He was 83.
James Walter
Jim was a longtime resident of San Francisco and a proud member of the Rainbow Deaf Society, Bay Area chapter. He loved watching sports, was a competitive body builder in his youth, and an avid Teddy bear collector. He lovingly maintained a collection of over 3,000 bears in his home, several of which he created himself. He was a selfless, caring friend to many and always had a big smile to share with everyone he met. He will be missed by all.
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A dog may be man’s best friend, but an 8-year-old boy from Mahwah now has some buddies of his own at the Little Ferry Police Department.
Mason Duffy didn’t expect that so many people would offer to buy the flags that he’d painted on wooden pallets during the COVID lockdown.
“He wasn’t looking to sell them,” Little Ferry Police Chief James Walter said. “But he was getting tons of requests.”
So Mason decided to fundraise his art and contribute some of the proceeds to a worthy cause.
By the time he was finished, Mason had painted 66 pallets with the Stars and Stripes, as well as Blue Line (police) and Red Line (firefighter) flags. It raised an impressive $4,613.