![]() He was born Apin Natrona, a son of the late Michael L. Gardner said her father was a big supporter of the school district’s agriculture and horticulture programs.Age 70, of Southwest Greensburg, on Monday, July 17, 2006. Donors are asked to write “Tay Waltenbaugh” on the memo. Memorial contributions may be made to Derry Area School District Foundation at 982 N. Smaligo officiating.Ī celebration of life will be held at a later date. Thursday in the funeral home, with the Rev. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Bacha Funeral Home Inc., 516 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. He also is survived by two grandchildren and a sister, Enid Waltenbaugh.įriends will be received from 1 to 8 p.m. Kim Ward in the November 2020 election in the 39th District. Lane Waltenbaugh recalled taking fishing trips with his father and brother to a remote family cabin in Canada’s Quebec province every year, a drive that included two hours on dirt roads.Īfter retiring as executive director of Westmoreland Community Action, Waltenbaugh, a Democrat, ran but lost to Republican state Sen. Waltenbaugh had a passion for the outdoors and a love of hunting and fishing, so much so that he hosted an outdoors program on radio station WCNS in Latrobe for many years, Gardner said. and Lane Waltenbaugh of Hempfield, were playing. He was helping coach the teams when both his sons, T.R. Waltenbaugh of Unity.įor many years, he was an assistant basketball coach at Hempfield Area, working with coach Bill Swan. ![]() He was extremely humble,” said his son, T.R. Her father served as a Big Brother for many years, she noted. His daughter, Kara Gardner of Derry, said she wants to work with Big Brothers/Big Sisters to expand its service area to the Derry Area School District, where she is the high school principal. He provided a lot of shade for me,” Brenda Waltenbaugh said. Later, he moved on to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Westmoreland County, where he was the executive director from 1985 to 1990. Krisfalusi, who also was a supervisor for Adelphoi. It was there that he met his future wife, Brenda L. He scored 41 points against Messiah in a game in 1977, according to Benjamin Grant, an assistant athletic director at Juniata.Īfter graduation, he worked as a supervisor at Adelphoi Village. Waltenbaugh played at Juniata College in Huntingdon, where he was named in 19 as honorable mention Little All-American, the recognition given to small-college players. Roebling and Edith Waltenbaugh.Īt Highlands High School, he was a star basketball player, helping to lead his team to the Section 3-A title in the 1971-72 season, his senior year, said George Guido, an Alle-Kiski Valley sports historian. 9, 1954, in Fort Benning, Ga., and grew up in Tarentum, a son of D. “There are countless families in Westmoreland County who owe a debt of gratitude to Tay,” Kopas said. ![]() ![]() WCA acted as a catalyst for several projects in communities including New Kensington, Monessen, Latrobe, Mt. The project in Jeannette was part of an effort to foster community economic development, Zalich said. “He helped to lead Westmoreland Community Action in so many community initiatives,” said Mandy Zalich, chief executive officer of the organization. Not only was he a leader, Kopas said, but he was an innovator. He started at the agency when it was named Westmoreland Human Opportunities. It’s a big loss and heaven’s gain.”ĭuring his tenure leading Westmoreland Community Action from 1990 to 2019, Waltenbaugh helped the agency grow in funding, services and programming. Speaking of Waltenbaugh’s desire to help others, Antoniak said, “God calls all of us to serve. Jeannette is definitely going to miss him,” Antoniak said. Jeannette Mayor Curtis Antoniak said when Waltenbaugh was chief executive officer of Westmoreland Community Action, he pushed for the construction of new homes along South Sixth Street. Waltenbaugh, of Hempfield, died Sunday at his home. “He had a profound empathy for those who needed help.” No one was more committed to helping others in Westmoreland County than Tay,” said county Commissioner Ted Kopas. Waltenbaugh was a larger-than-life person who had a passion for helping those in need become self-sufficient.
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