Walter Kent Amacker III

Walter Kent Amacker, III, 77, beloved father and grandfather, passed away on July 15, 2019 at Morningside in the West End. He is survived by his daughter, Tiffany Amacker Mendell (David); son, Austen Kent Amacker (Laurie); and grandchildren, Lila Blythe Mendell and Elan Kai Amacker. Walt was born on June 5, 1942 in Shreveport, LA and majored in music at Baylor University in Waco, TX. He served in Vietnam as a captain in the army where he earned the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Purple Heart. Early in his career Walt was the music critic for the Richmond News Leader. A professional musician, he sang in many church choirs in Richmond, including St. Paul’s Episcopal, River Road Church Baptist and St. Stephen's Episcopal. Walt worked in marketing and communications for Reynold’s Metals Company for over 20 years. He then worked for Keep America Beautiful, Inc. in Stamford, CT as Vice President, Director of Communications for 5 years. His career came full circle when he returned to the Richmond Times Dispatch as a sports writer and later as music critic. A celebration of Walt’s life will be held from noon-3pm on September 7th at The Boathouse in Sunday Park, 4602 Millridge Pkwy, Midlothian, VA 23112 . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Operation Gratitude.