Personal Life
In his senior year of college, Walsh began to date Maxine Winton of Tampa, Florida, a former Barnard College student then attending Columbia Business School. They were married from 1936 until her death from cancer, at age 52, in 1964. In 1965, Walsh married Mary Alma Porter; they were married until her death on December 22, 2012. He is the father of five children: Barbara, Janet, Dale, Sara and Elizabeth.
On January 8, 2013, Walsh celebrated his 101st birthday.
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