September 10, 1951 – October 30, 2020
Walter James Stocklin of Malo, WA passed away Oct. 30, 2020.
Walt was born in Faith on Sept. 10, 1951 to Francis and Florence “Bunny” (Reynolds) Stocklin of Red Elm.
He attended high school in Faith for two years and graduated from Dupree High School in 1969.
Walt worked on ranches throughout South Dakota and Montana which he loved; however, his biggest accomplishment, other than his children, was attending Helena Vocational-technical school from 1990-92, where he earned a degree in aviation technology. He moved to Seattle and worked for Tramco, a division of BF Goodrich Aerospace, for 24 years.
Walt was passionate about fly fishing and hunting, most recently harvesting his first black bear. He enjoyed playing golf and attending rodeos, especially watching a great saddle bronc ride.
Walt made a lot of great friends from South Dakota to Washington and everywhere in between.
Walt married Sandy Pederson on Feb. 21, 1971 and they had two children, Tucker and Brady.
On Nov. 28, 1992, he married Debbie Clark and they had two children, Jesse and Shelby.
Walt was preceded in death by his parents, one brother (Greg) and one nephew (Boe).
He is survived by his children — Tucker (Ann) Stocklin of Isabel, Brady (Kelly) Stocklin of Sioux Falls, Jesse (Samantha) Stocklin of Caldwell, ID and Shelby Carbone of Nampa, ID; seven grandchildren— Jaylynn, Carissa and Logyn (Isabel), Isabelle and Jack (Sioux Falls), Nora-Layne (Caldwell) and Hunter (Nampa); two brothers Mike (Dawn) Stocklin of Faith and Jeff (Georgia) Stocklin of Ten Sleep, WY; and many nieces, nephews and special friends.