A Mass of Christian Burial for James Walter Neal will be celebrated on Tuesday, February
11, 2014 at 10:00 AM in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with
Father David Beaubien officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial
Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
As a note to residents and those conducting business in Town: We
anticipate an increase in traffic on Washington Street in the vicinity of St.
Aloysius Church and Father Andrew White School as the many people Walt touched
come to honor him. Firefighters will be on hand to help direct traffic,
but there may be delays entering and exiting Town Square between 9:30 a.m. and
11:30 a.m. Because of his faithful service to the Rescue Squad, there
will be several emergency vehicles stationed on Church Street, which may be
closed to through traffic, if necessary, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Drivers are encouraged to detour via Lawrence Avenue and Shadrick Street if
possible.
A life-long resident of St. Mary’s County, faithful employee of St. Mary’s Hospital, Army Veteran, Charter Member of the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, and organizer of the Annual Tractor Parade in Leonardtown, Walt peacefully departed this life on February 5, 2014, at home surrounded by his family.
Visitation: The family will receive friends on Monday, February
10, 2014 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM with prayers recited at 7:00PM, Rescue Squad
prayers to follow at 7:15PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home,
Leonardtown, MD.
Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625
Leonardtown, MD 20650, and/or the Leonardtown Vol. Rescue Squad P.O. Box 299
Leonardtown, MD 20650.
