For nearly 40 years, the Hampton native lived a hermit-like existence during the fall and winter months, using the time to plan his spring and summer pilgrimage in the name of Jesus. He believed the pilgrimages were his obligation to God.
During his lifetime he walked more than 40,000 miles to religious shrines in more than 40 countries.
George F. Walter of Jefferson Township in Butler County died of kidney failure on Sept. 17. He was 82.
Walter owned almost nothing except the clothes he wore — his trademark denim-patched robe and sandals made from tire treads — along with the three sacks that he carried. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
