LeRoy Wayne Walters, 76, Tonganoxie, KS passed away January 8, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. LeRoy was born on January 22, 1944, the first born son to Ray and Gerry Walters. He joined the Army on July 30, 1962 and spent 3 years in the service, until July 29, 1965.
LeRoy was married to Ginny Leighty on August 29, 1981 and was the father to Denise, Raymond, Brandon and Mark. He cherished his grandchildren, Avery, Braden and Brett, and was brother to Mary Sprang and Roger Walters.
LeRoy was known for his passion for Ballroom Dance. With his family, he started and ran two well-known ballroom dance competitions: Heart of America and St. Louis Star Ball. LeRoy also started the Dancers Cup Tour with his friends, Dan and Scott, in the late 1990’s. He loved helping others obtain their goals in the dance industry. He was renowned and well respected in the ballroom dance community and was always a highly sought after Chairman of Judges, a world-class Scrutineer, Adjudicator and Invigilator. LeRoy and Ginny owned a dance studio in Kansas City, Kansas until 2003. The dance studio still bears the Walters name to this day.
In his downtime, he enjoyed taking cruises, doted over his little dogs (and grand-dogs), appreciated his family and took pride in his kids and beautiful grandkids. A piece of his heart was always at his home in Arizona, where he could spend time cruising on his golf cart in the warm weather.
Although LeRoy was not a man of many words, he cared deeply for his family and friends, who always knew how much he cared.
A funeral for LeRoy will be held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM, available live on Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home’s Facebook page. Please log on to facebook.com/chapelhillbutler to view the livestream of LeRoy’s service. Shortly before the appointed time, the livestream will begin. If you do not see the livestream on your screen, please refresh your page. You may need to scroll down to see the livestream. Interment will be immediately following in Tonganoxie (Hubbel Hill) Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Go Fund Me to help with LeRoy's medical expenses. https://www.gofundme.com/f/eywvwg-leroy-walters-memorial-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
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