Los Altos (Santa Clara Co., CA) News - Thursday, December 1, 1938 (Vol. II, No.20) - p.1
[Photo of H. A. "Jack" Welsh, taken just after he enlisted in the U. S. Army during the World War.]
HOWARD WELSH'S DEATH IS MOURNED HERE
American Legion services were conducted Sunday night for Howard A. (Jack) Welsh, who died here Thanksgiving eve, at the Spangler Mortuary in Mountain View. The services were under the auspices of the Leon Robart Post of Mountain View, while members of the Los Altos Legion Post, Lt. Colonel John Howard, of which Welsh was the commander, acted as pall bearers.
Forty-two years old at time of his death, Welsh lived in Los Altos for the past 20 years. Prior to coming here, he had studied architecture in New York and then when the United States entered the World War, Welsh although he was only 19, enlisted and went overseas. He served in France for the duration of the war, and upon being given his honorable discharge in 1918, came out to San Francisco to join his father.
That same year, 1918, he came with his brother, Hayward, to Los Altos where he went to work for Rathbun and Co. Welldrillers.
He worked as a welldriller for a few years then obtained a job with the Los Altos Water company working under W. Denhart the manager. When Denhart left the water company, Welsh was made manager, a post he held after the California Water Service company bought out the local concern in 1933.
Active in Legion affairs, Welsh helped to organize the post in Los Altos about a month ago. And although his position as manager of the water company was a full time job, Welsh was never too busy to work for the civic betterment of Los Altos. He planted trees over a good part of the town, painted parking lines along Main street, and acted as an unofficial peace officer in quelling disturbances or shooting rabid dogs. He was a deputy state game warden, deputy state fire warden, for many years chief of the Los Altos volunteer fire department, director of the local chamber of commerce, author of the street numbering plan for Los Altos, organizer and at the time of his death, commander of the local post of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and had been awarded the Verdun medal.
Funeral services which were held Monday afternoon at the Presidio in San Francisco at the national cemetery, were attended by the many Los Altos friends and acquaintances which Welsh had made in Los Altos.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ellen Tucker, three sisters, Mrs. Grace Halderson of Los Altos, Mrs. Marie Worrington and Mrs. Blossom Finnegan of San Francisco, and two brothers, George and Hayward Walsh, of Los Altos.
[Photo of H. A. "Jack" Welsh, taken just after he enlisted in the U. S. Army during the World War.]
HOWARD WELSH'S DEATH IS MOURNED HERE
American Legion services were conducted Sunday night for Howard A. (Jack) Welsh, who died here Thanksgiving eve, at the Spangler Mortuary in Mountain View. The services were under the auspices of the Leon Robart Post of Mountain View, while members of the Los Altos Legion Post, Lt. Colonel John Howard, of which Welsh was the commander, acted as pall bearers.
Forty-two years old at time of his death, Welsh lived in Los Altos for the past 20 years. Prior to coming here, he had studied architecture in New York and then when the United States entered the World War, Welsh although he was only 19, enlisted and went overseas. He served in France for the duration of the war, and upon being given his honorable discharge in 1918, came out to San Francisco to join his father.
That same year, 1918, he came with his brother, Hayward, to Los Altos where he went to work for Rathbun and Co. Welldrillers.
He worked as a welldriller for a few years then obtained a job with the Los Altos Water company working under W. Denhart the manager. When Denhart left the water company, Welsh was made manager, a post he held after the California Water Service company bought out the local concern in 1933.
Active in Legion affairs, Welsh helped to organize the post in Los Altos about a month ago. And although his position as manager of the water company was a full time job, Welsh was never too busy to work for the civic betterment of Los Altos. He planted trees over a good part of the town, painted parking lines along Main street, and acted as an unofficial peace officer in quelling disturbances or shooting rabid dogs. He was a deputy state game warden, deputy state fire warden, for many years chief of the Los Altos volunteer fire department, director of the local chamber of commerce, author of the street numbering plan for Los Altos, organizer and at the time of his death, commander of the local post of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and had been awarded the Verdun medal.
Funeral services which were held Monday afternoon at the Presidio in San Francisco at the national cemetery, were attended by the many Los Altos friends and acquaintances which Welsh had made in Los Altos.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ellen Tucker, three sisters, Mrs. Grace Halderson of Los Altos, Mrs. Marie Worrington and Mrs. Blossom Finnegan of San Francisco, and two brothers, George and Hayward Walsh, of Los Altos.
Los Altos (Santa Clara Co., CA) News - Thursday, December 1, 1938 (Vol. II, No.20) - p.1
[Photo of H. A. "Jack" Welsh, taken just after he enlisted in the U. S. Army during the World War.]
HOWARD WELSH'S DEATH IS MOURNED HERE
American Legion services were conducted Sunday night for Howard A. (Jack) Welsh, who died here Thanksgiving eve, at the Spangler Mortuary in Mountain View. The services were under the auspices of the Leon Robart Post of Mountain View, while members of the Los Altos Legion Post, Lt. Colonel John Howard, of which Welsh was the commander, acted as pall bearers.
Forty-two years old at time of his death, Welsh lived in Los Altos for the past 20 years. Prior to coming here, he had studied architecture in New York and then when the United States entered the World War, Welsh although he was only 19, enlisted and went overseas. He served in France for the duration of the war, and upon being given his honorable discharge in 1918, came out to San Francisco to join his father.
That same year, 1918, he came with his brother, Hayward, to Los Altos where he went to work for Rathbun and Co. Welldrillers.
He worked as a welldriller for a few years then obtained a job with the Los Altos Water company working under W. Denhart the manager. When Denhart left the water company, Welsh was made manager, a post he held after the California Water Service company bought out the local concern in 1933.
Active in Legion affairs, Welsh helped to organize the post in Los Altos about a month ago. And although his position as manager of the water company was a full time job, Welsh was never too busy to work for the civic betterment of Los Altos. He planted trees over a good part of the town, painted parking lines along Main street, and acted as an unofficial peace officer in quelling disturbances or shooting rabid dogs. He was a deputy state game warden, deputy state fire warden, for many years chief of the Los Altos volunteer fire department, director of the local chamber of commerce, author of the street numbering plan for Los Altos, organizer and at the time of his death, commander of the local post of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and had been awarded the Verdun medal.
Funeral services which were held Monday afternoon at the Presidio in San Francisco at the national cemetery, were attended by the many Los Altos friends and acquaintances which Welsh had made in Los Altos.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ellen Tucker, three sisters, Mrs. Grace Halderson of Los Altos, Mrs. Marie Worrington and Mrs. Blossom Finnegan of San Francisco, and two brothers, George and Hayward Walsh, of Los Altos.
[Photo of H. A. "Jack" Welsh, taken just after he enlisted in the U. S. Army during the World War.]
HOWARD WELSH'S DEATH IS MOURNED HERE
American Legion services were conducted Sunday night for Howard A. (Jack) Welsh, who died here Thanksgiving eve, at the Spangler Mortuary in Mountain View. The services were under the auspices of the Leon Robart Post of Mountain View, while members of the Los Altos Legion Post, Lt. Colonel John Howard, of which Welsh was the commander, acted as pall bearers.
Forty-two years old at time of his death, Welsh lived in Los Altos for the past 20 years. Prior to coming here, he had studied architecture in New York and then when the United States entered the World War, Welsh although he was only 19, enlisted and went overseas. He served in France for the duration of the war, and upon being given his honorable discharge in 1918, came out to San Francisco to join his father.
That same year, 1918, he came with his brother, Hayward, to Los Altos where he went to work for Rathbun and Co. Welldrillers.
He worked as a welldriller for a few years then obtained a job with the Los Altos Water company working under W. Denhart the manager. When Denhart left the water company, Welsh was made manager, a post he held after the California Water Service company bought out the local concern in 1933.
Active in Legion affairs, Welsh helped to organize the post in Los Altos about a month ago. And although his position as manager of the water company was a full time job, Welsh was never too busy to work for the civic betterment of Los Altos. He planted trees over a good part of the town, painted parking lines along Main street, and acted as an unofficial peace officer in quelling disturbances or shooting rabid dogs. He was a deputy state game warden, deputy state fire warden, for many years chief of the Los Altos volunteer fire department, director of the local chamber of commerce, author of the street numbering plan for Los Altos, organizer and at the time of his death, commander of the local post of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and had been awarded the Verdun medal.
Funeral services which were held Monday afternoon at the Presidio in San Francisco at the national cemetery, were attended by the many Los Altos friends and acquaintances which Welsh had made in Los Altos.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ellen Tucker, three sisters, Mrs. Grace Halderson of Los Altos, Mrs. Marie Worrington and Mrs. Blossom Finnegan of San Francisco, and two brothers, George and Hayward Walsh, of Los Altos.
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