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Just received a shocking news....
Brod Walter Navarro, UP Diliman passed away last night?
My prayers and condolence to his family and loved ones.
Walter was among my top students in the UP Beta Sigma School of Martial
Arts. He was among the selected few and together with
the late Brod Mel de Santos, late Cedric Gloria and Bing Garcia has helped
project the image of the UP Beta Sigma Fraternity through unselfish
efforts in conducting martial arts demonstrations in the various high
school campuses, in fraternity sponsored events, etc.
He was a smart and persistent student whose competitive nature is only
shown when challenged.
He was a Black Secrets SOMA black belt seminarian and together with the
late Brod Mel De Santos competed in the first BSSOMA sponsored Karate
Federation of the Philippines (KAFEPHIL) in Sorsogon in 1971.
He has sought advancements in martial arts in the US.
About a couple of years back he sent me an e-mail that reads:" The UP Beta
Sigma School of Martial Arts has taught him more than he can want more
with other masters that he has met in the US." " The teaching methods of
our school is way more oriented to learning to teach than to fight."
He also sincerely thanked me for all those years that I was patient and
strict with him. He also told me that he should have pursued me more
during those years. He further told me that the style of the UP Beta Sigma
School of Martial Arts can stand against any style.... I emphasized with
him that it was the 'Chiuten Style' that I had taught him.
This is one of my lifetime nostalgic moments wherein a student has given a
sincere credit to his teacher.
In behalf of all the students and instructors of the UPBSSOM and the
BSSOMA our sincere condolence to the family.
May you have peace in the kingdom of God.
Cheers!
Noli'62B
UPBeta Sigma SOMA head instructor 1969-1983
BSSOMA'65-0001
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Just read from Brod Noli Nolasco's FB account about a minute ago that Brod
Walter Navarro passed away in Q.C.
Allegedly, he suffered a heart
attack inside the bathroom.
For you and all our brods' info. This is a shocking news indeed!
Ollie P. Santos, UPD Beta Sigma '65 Black Saints
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brod ollie i am trying to verify this news myself...i got a post of
terio's demise. can anyone verify this?
-art atega 68A UPD
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Got the initial call from Brod Bernie Bantegui, and Kabatch Dan Bautista
says Brod Danny Paz is now looking for the "body".
Brod Art Atega has also asked for
verification.
We'll wait for updates. Sana naman false flag lang to! Kawawa naman at
wala yatang relatives si Brod Walter dito.
brodOllie
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How is it confirmed, Brod Noli… It's something that a brod wouldn't one to
believe. Walter was among the few alumni who kept faith that we wouldn't
die in our Diliman campus and stayed along with the Magnificent Seven (Raffy
H, Mandingo, Carl Zabat, Philip Marfil, Adrian Policarpio, et al) in
increasing our numbers.
He will always be the ebullient, energetic, and service-driven brother
I've always known!
I hope the efforts of Brods Bernie Bantegui, Dan Bautista, and Danny Paz
will result in some form of "confirmation".
All the best.
Willie "Tatang" Vergara
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Hoping for the best.
Walt and I got together in late April when I visited Manila.
He has an older brother Errol who resides in Indy.
Judge'68a
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"Talked to Jesty Salvo via Viber. Walter's friend and business partner
Henry Chua is in contact with Walter's relatives from Bataan, making
funeral arrangements. Will be advised at the earliest. Jesty and three
other friends from Indiana: Henry Chua, Marvin Ross, and Tierry Garcia
have been taking care of Walter lately. Jesty is a U.P. Vanguard. Noli was
his upper classman/brod."
A sad day for the brotherhood!!!
brodOllie
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got wind of this sad news yesterday from OBBF exchanges past 12nn. decided
to verify by calling brod boyet fernandez who in turn called brod bernie
bantegui. brod bernie confirmed brod noli’s FB posting. still verifying
the details sorrounding this sad event. iif found true, we all grieve and
pray for dear brod walter.
rgr’66
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I am deeply saddened by this news. I couldn't sleep last night hoping that
this wasn't true. Walt was a good friend. He made it a point to keep in
touch throughout the years and even visited me here in the Bay Area
several times. We were close during our resident days. He used to teach me
kung fu techniques.
We used to hang out together at either Rey Bantegui's or Oca Pasamba's
place along with Ahas and get stoned out of our wits. And when we were all
stoned, he would do the dragon tiger in the wee hours of the morning. He
was a lot of fun and a very enthusiastic brod. Had a unique voice. He was
the one who taught me that song "No fair at all" by the association. A
favorite among the brods at the time. A loyal and true betan. Alaskador
din.
Last time I saw him was when we went home in 2012. He joined Tanya and I
for lunch at Greenbelt. It was a heartwarming meeting. As always.
"Walter 2010"
l-r: Mars Robosa, Danny Lachica, Ike, Walter, Buddy Curameng, Geegee
Zenarosa.
To Walt, I raise my glass and
celebrate your life. Rest now my brother. I will always cherish your
memory and miss you.
Till we meet again....
Ike '71
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Terio's life was the UP Diliman
Campus. Even when he used to live in Guadalupe, h e often times slept over
at our place in Area 1 instead of going home. When most of the brods who
weree his contemporary have gone to pursue their respective professional
careers, Walter still remained on Campus, nurturing the resident Brods
especially during turbulent times. I hope the news was not real.
His unselfish dedication to the
Fraternity deserves the highest recognition from all of us.
Boi '65 UPD
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After Brod Larry T. Now this.
Very sad day for the Frat. Another brod has fallen.
RIP brod Walter "Teryo".
No cheers....
Ed Abon
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This is indeed very sad news.My sincere condolences to his family
Willie Ramos UPD67b
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Walter was staying with an old
friend from Indianapolis. It was Henry who found his lifeless body in the
bathroom. They (together with security guard with consent of building
owner) had to force open the door.
His body now lies in a morgue in QC. They need a next of kin or an
authorization from a family member for his release. Another friend from
Indianapolis is in communication with Walt's brother in the USA. Once the
authorization letter is received here the UP Diliman chapter (Diliman
Residents) can then prepare a proper memorial service and last rite for
Walt. We can do a service at Balete@Kamias where Walt hangs out. Or,
wherever the brods feel appropriate.
Walt's last communication with his family in the USA was in 1986. His
brother sent word that Walt should be laid to rest with his mom and dad in
the USA. I was informed that he will most likely be cremated and his ashes
brought to the USA to his family.
BROD PHILIP MARFIL (OBBF)
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Mga Kabatch, this is what I hv gathered from Walter's Indiana buddy (Jesty
Salvo) who broke the news of Walter's passing via Viber: Walter's friend
and business partner Henry Chua with whom Walter was staying found Walter
slumped in the shower - it is presumed Walter had a massive heart attack.
Henry is in contact w/ Walter's relatives from Bataan making funeral
arrangements.
Wl be advised of it at the earliest.
Jesty and three other friends from Indiana (Hoosiers) Henry Chua, Marvin
Ross and Tierry Garcia hv been taking care of Walter lately. Walter has no
immediate family in Manila - his elder brother Errol is based in Indiana.
Let us pray for the eternal repose of his soul.
Bernie Bantegui
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He was there for us (80s and 90s) all the time. He would be funny, and
weird and pushy with regards projects he wanted us to execute on (Chariot
Race is what I can remember), and we would talk about him a lot, mainly on
how to properly say we were too embarrassed to do it (not cool!) hahahaha...
He only wanted us to be more visible in campus and recruit more for the
frat regardless of the "unconventional" projects hehehehe. But he
succeeded somewhere else. he succeeded in making us love him and grow fond
of him and welcome him all the time in the tambayan. Tito Walt was one of
a kind. Rock and roll
Tito Waltz! you will always always be remembered."
JIG REYES
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Miss UP and Chariot Race!
Alexander Bermas
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In high school, I was Wes (Unseld) and he was Walt ('Clyde the Glide'
)Frazier. We refused to 'grow up'.
We outran those Betans at Vinzons Hall when they spotted me wearing a Beta
Sigma jacket when we were just seniors in high school. We were kidnapped
together as amuyongs and battered brutally by a sadistic master- yet we
kept our resolve.
We left for Indiana at the same time(1972) - Walt settling in Indianapolis
and I in South Bend.
He would surprise me with his frequent visits to South Bend . His presence
energized me and helped me through my tough years
as a self supporting and struggling
student in a foreign land.
I wanted to spend time with my high school friend/batchmate when I visited
Manila in April this year.
To my surprise he showed up in a high school gathering (as he was a 'no
show' in our high school gatherings lately).
After dinner, he took me back to my
hotel. It was just him and I - we didn't talk much about the old times-we
mostly stared
at each other - smiling and enjoying
our wine. He was at peace with himself. It was 3 AM- time for him to go.
We embraced each other - I wanted to walk him back to his car. He refused-
he said he was fine.
I know.
Judge'68a
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Oh my God, not Walter....this is indeed a shock! Tangina mo Teryo, bakit
ka naman ganyan? Sabi mo walang mamamatay sa atin. Kala ko, pa-golf golf
ka lang dyan, and you will give me a call now and then! Tol, tangina ka,
pinapaiyak mo kami hayup ka! Tatatlo lang kayo pirming dumadalaw sa akin,
ngayon sumama ka na rin pala kay Mel at Corics! Tangina ninyo, baka naman
diyan naman kayo magsapukan ni Mel
pag nabrenggo na naman kayo!
Teryo, tanginamo, mahal kita hayup ka.....
Bobby Manansala
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Walter is batch 68.
He became a Betan a few months before I was born. But for me and my
generation of latter 80s brods, panahon namin si Walter. He's an 80s brod.
Our time wouldnt have been the adventure it was without Walter Navarro.
Our story of the 80s includes the indefatigable Walter.
How could he not have been an 80s brod?
Did he not, like the rest us, drain every single peso from his wallet time
and again on the booze of the night? Did he not as we did, time and again
call a brod's bedroom 'home'? Did he not know all our dogs names? And
crazy project ideas! Didnt he have his fair share of them? Wasn't his name
always present in the attendance sheet of General Meetings? We'd have
lunch at the UP COOP, some bopis or beefsteak. He got into a fight there
once when we werent with him. Some shmuck he hadn't seen before. The boys
searched for that mutha for three days intending to open up his head. All
we found was a car that might have been his. We lit it up. Hopefully he'd
come to us. He didn't . But Walter was getting a kick out of all this cat
and mouse hunting. Just like he was getting a kick out of attending the
88B initiations. He had this 'buntot pagi' and was smacking anything that
moved. 'Parang neolite ito!' he would proclaim. Later he said it was like
back when he was young. We looked at him strangely.
Was Walter one of the accomplices in the Sigma Beta vs Ladies Corp
hullaballoo of 87-88? No way. He was more like one of the ringleaders. An
instgator! Oh man were we entertained. Walang sinabi rambol!
Didnt he talk the same language as us? Wasnt it always about recruitment?
Sure many wanted to help. Quite a few were standup brods. Some werent
though. Some didnt like it when another idea was chosen above theirs. Sure
there was trouble. Wasnt he ALWAYS on our side?
Didn't we ride the IKOT together? Like the time after an all nighter. The
girls in the jeepney were giggling. Walter had split his pants and his
balls were hanging out. I spotted em. In a hushed tone I said, "nakalabas
betlog mo bratha". He says, "Oh no." out loud, squeezes his legs together
and smiles at the girls. They giggle some more.
Walter never talked about himself. His stories were about others. He
talked about these brods with such fondness, such respect, such reverence.
How could they not be heroes to us as well? All we knew about the 60s
brods came from Walter's stories! We knew all the names: Ahas, Judz,
Bantegui, Jacol, Ben Abon, Chako, Bakers, Enching, Torch- many brods whom
when we finally met would think, "siya pala yun".
Werent we hungry together? Thirsty? Sated? Slaked? Down? Victorious?
Sorrowful? Ecstatic?
Walter is definetly 80s. Our time.
But where are you now brod? You went ahead too soon. There are still
things to do. Adventures to be made. Why so soon? We are still young arent
we? Arent we young forever?
I guess not.
Raffy Hidalgo
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Walter Navarro was a great brod. A legend. It is my loss that I did not
get to know him. Hope we will in the next life.
Paalam, brod Walter.
EdQ
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I love this narration of his life. Many Betans are like this but he tops
them all. May he rest in peace. Another icon gone. This is depressing.
Sounds like he was also a professional student.
Ernie Tremor '58 UPLB
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Another sad news, indeed, for the fraternity.
Brod Walter is one of the many UPD Brods that I found very pleasing to
talk with, very humble yet with charisma.
Farewell, my dear brother, and may our loving God grant you eternal rest!
Rene, uplb '64
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Yes dear brothers. It is confirmed that Brod Walter Navarro passed away.
We all did not want this confirmation. Up to the last minute, we were all
hoping that this is not true.
Brod Atty Boyet Fernandez went to Camp Crame yesterday afternoon to locate
the body at the CIDG crime lab but was told that SOCO QC should know where
the body lies.
The name Tierry Garcia, a close friend of Walter since Indiana days,
surfaced as our link to his whereabouts.
Brod Bernie Bantegui gave us Tierry’s number. i called up brod ret general
rico salapong to coordinate with CIDG.
Brod Boyet was referred to a small funeral parlor in Kamias and he
confirmed that his body is positive.
He then went to Camp Caringal to inquire re the release of the body from
the funeral parlor. he was told that Tierry Garcia presented an email to
the authorities allowing him to claim brod Walt’s remains.
We will be updated hopefully by today. brod bernie is in close contact
with Tierry. Tierry assured us that he will take care of the transfer to a
much better place. we will keep you posted.
(thank you brod boyet for taking time doing the legwork and brod
bernie being in touch with Tierry. thank you OBBF for breaking the news)
rgr’66
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May I add that Beloved Founder Brod Rico Arranz is one of the Founding
Fathers of UP Barkada. And when Brod Justice Raul Victorino is able to
play, he ends up being the emcee. So the fraternity is well represented in
the UP Barkada Golf tournaments. Since the passing of Brod Rico, and now,
Brod Walter, I am not sure if we are at all represented in the Barkada
Golf tournaments.
I would like to add that Brod Walter, whenever he could represent UP Beta
Sigma in the monthly UP Barkada Golf Tournament
(in the 2 occasions that I was able
to play) took home either the class A or Class B trophy. Brod Walter did
us proud in the UP Barkada tournaments !
If I may humbly propose that, one hole, in the upcoming 1st Brod Rico
Arrranz Golf tournament be named after Brod Walter.
Cheers to Brod Walter !!
JJ Jayme
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Condolences to brod Walter's family. He visited me back when i was living
in Totonto (@ late 80s) and we hung out with a bottle of whiskey. I recall
his great surprise when i reminded him of his super shocked look when i
conned him into doing his Hung Sing kata for my "grampa" at the old (Diliman)
gym across from the pool by the chapel, especially when i told him he was
performing in front of my teacher's teacher( brod Johnnys teacher and
later my teacher, GM LAO KIM).
Rest in peace brod Walt.
Jopet Laraya
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We will miss you Tito Walts. Our golf tourney will never be the same
without you.
Peter Danao
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smackadoo! daddy waltz.. miss yupeee.. honoring a great brod in helping
bring the fraternity back to life in the late 80's..
you will be missed.. rest in peace
brod..
Benidict Supan
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We remember the fun times with Walter and his funny personality as well-
whether it was on purpose or otherwise. But seriously, I've always
believed that Walter's presence back then created a different upbeat tempo
and a positive dynamic, both key to us thriving as residents and
engineering a revival. I dare say that without Walter, things may have
been very different. We might have been much weaker. I think Manny and
Philip would share my sentiments as GPs of that age.
Raffy Hidalgo
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Walter "Teryo" Navarro, frat & hi-school batchmate.
Ago '68a
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80's indeed, I remember brod walter when he was at the tambayan at bagong
salta pa mula sa US. English na may american accent. "I'm from Indiana..."
mangha pa mga residente nun at bihira yung may alumni na galing abroad at
spokening dollar pa. Siempre, being good residents pinagsamantalahan namin
siya thinking na saglit lang na bisita siya. But, true enough sumobra
atang saya niya sa mga brods back then naging halos araw araw din siya na
dumadaan sa tambayan. Kasama sa lahat, sa inum, keda crowd at sa kwentuhan,
dun namin nakita kay daddy walts ang meaning ng pagiging alumni na tabets
nung time na yun. San ka ba makakakita na sobrang at ease na mga alum na
nag shasharing of techniques pa ang mag batchka sa tambayan, sila ni mel
d. kaya ayun may pumunta na mga pulis sa tambayan na sila naman ang
pinagbuntungan ng dalawa, siempre atras ang mga lespu at kilala pa din
sila hanggang nuon.
Hairbrained ideas, nung time namin yung Ms. UP, sa sobra niyang sigurado
na papatok yung project, siya mismo naglabas ng funds. Siempre, kami being
good residents we would always support the brod over bottles of gin
courtesy of tito waltz. We actually got around to placing posters of the
project near the tambayan area to make sure that he sees it, when in
actuality hanggang dun lang talaga kami nagpost kasi we didn't have the
heart to tell him that the project wasn't feasible back then, besides the
fact that he kept the residents happy. There, was this other idea of brod
walter nung 90's ata yun o early 2000's, yung chariot race. I even saw a
sample chariot in the tambayan, classic walter. If you really think about
it those projects are really brilliant and that we were just too slow to
catch on to what he had in mind. He was still the same walter as a
resident in the 60s and 70s as he was with us in the 80s just mellower, I
guess.
Last I heard of the brod, he was a golf guru, then he just lost touch sa
mga brods. Sad to hear that another icon of the frat has gone, sana
magkita kayo nina brod mel at brod dolf to again raise a ruckus wherever
you are. . . Like the brods before you, you will be sorely missed but
never forgotten. Our brod, our daddy, our tito walter navarro.
Dennis Belmonte
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We the brothers and our families of the Beta Sigma Fraternity, Canada,
Inc. express our sympathies and condolences to Brod Walter's family. May
Brod Walter rest in peace.
bogs
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Walter and I, together with Bernie Bantegui, Lee Manikan and Paeng Ochoa
were in the same senior section in high
school at U.P. Prep in Padre Faura. He was the one who game me the
nickname "Amang" because of all the crazy jokes
I used to tell him. All of us joined the Fraternity at the same time with
oher Prepians Judz Rey and Ago Romero.
Back in the late 60's when Brod Walter (Terio or Ter as we called him)
would stay over at my place, he would always
talk about the older Brods (Ely Santiago, Popoy Castaneda, Eli Aglibut,
etc) who would still go to the tambayan and
be with the brods. These Brods will go to the tambayan, share experiences
with the younger brods and help the frat
in campus activities. He would always say to me "I hope we could still go
to the tambayan and help the residents when
we are that old. Can we be as panatiko to the frat as these brods". Well,
I guess we know the answer from Brod Raffy,
Jigs and Dennis email.
Back in Dec, 1974 Walter and I drove (he did all of the driving) from
Indianapolis for 19 hrs going to Byonne, New
Jersey in his 2 seater Saab to attend the wedding of one of our high
school batchmates. He picked me up at the airport,
at 12 midnight, stopped by his friend Tiery's place to have coffee and
then drove off. During these 19 hours we
talked about the good old times. The funny thing was that before the
ceremony started, the groom asked Walter if
he could go and get sodas/drinks for the reception. He went alone because
I cannot go with him because I was the
best man. Being unfamiliar with the area, when he got back the ceremony
was finished. He told me "Amang, sa lahat
ng kasalan na pinuntahan ko, ito lang ang hindi ko nakita. At ang layo pa
ng pinangalingan natin."
The last time I saw him was February this year for our batch reunion and
at the jazz show at one of his friends
in Kamuning. We always make it a point to see each other when I go to
Manila.
Ter, I will always cherish the days when we were seniors at UP Prep,
during our resident days at Diliman and the 3 times
we saw each other in the USA "at pinasikatan mo ako. Pati and mga kaibigan
mong kano ay bilib na bilib sa iyo."
When I get married in the afterlife you will still be my best man but make
sure that you'll be there. I know you will be
happy there with kabatch Mon Agulto, Butch Landrito, Conde Dancel, Mel de
Santos, Lee Manikan and the other Brods.
My wife Zeni and I wish to express our condolences to Walter's Family. We
thank you for sharing him with us. He will
surely be missed but not forgotten.
Ed Rivera, UPD 68A Blitzkreig
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Pictures in "Memory
Lane"
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A moment in time with Walter
by Norman Bituin
In late '73 after grad school and
working briefly in the government, I
emigrated to Canada. A few months in Vancouver, I decided to move to
Toronto via the US interstates. After stops in SF and LA, I was on my
cross-country to the East Coast
in my Toyota SW driving a stick shift with one good hand. (Fractured my
left in SF - good it was not my driving and gear-shifting hand).
I had been on the road for 4 days sleeping in rest areas. I
didn't have Walter's address or phone. But I knew his father was a medical
doctor in Indy so I figured his dad must be listed. I checked the White Pages
in a phone booth. I lucked out. (Remember this was before cell phones,
the internet or GPS). I found his place, but being a Friday night Walt was
out partying. He couldn't believe who was in his bed when he came. A nice bed and
hot food felt good after nights lying inside a sleeping bag at the back of the
car with only soda and cookies for eats. It was a "relaxing" R&R weekend. Booze and weeds. Crap, I didn't even smoke - but got to chill with Walt.
(And yes, I inhaled). When it was time for me to leave, he escorted me in
his Saab to the interstate.
At the First International Alumni
Homecoming in Dec. 1990 chaired by Founder Rico Arranz, Walt and I met again.
As the 80's brods had described, this was when Walt
was immersed deep in their midst and suggesting "unconventional"
projects, as Jig Reyes said. Walt had mentioned the "Chariot Race" to me
too. He attended Butler U in Indy and that's where that idea came
from, which was a tradition among the fraternities. Let me digress a bit.
Walt had joined a frat at Butler U and he said that Ahas was giving him a hard
time about it. As I remember him explain - "Wala 'yon, brod.
Hindi naman gaya ng Beta Sigma.
Bait ng mga masters ng sinabi ko na black belter ako." Anyway I
looked up the Chariot Race at Butler to see what was on Walt's mind.
At a party hosted by Billy Gurango
for the UP SoCal families after the homecoming, Walt took the time and the
opportunity to
bring a number of residents so we could meet meet them. In 1989, in
addition to the $500 open university scholarship started in 1987, the "Southern California Chapter Recruitment and Membership
Fund" (aka "Let There Be Light!" Fund) was established to help the
residents in their recruitment efforts and augment their numbers. I was
editing the "Los Angeles Betan" and featured Walt and the
residents in an article. The 80's brods might
recognize themselves in the newsletter excerpt (also with the enlarged
photo) below.
"Walter's Army"
Like Arnold
Palmer's golf fans known as "Arnie's Army", so it was for Walter and the
80's residents.
So long, Walt. Remember: no weeds in
heaven!
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His Betan spirit lives...
Walter Navarro, UPD'68a
UPBS SOMA
