Joseph T. Walsh
Joseph Thomas Walsh[1] (May 18, 1930[2] – August 15, 2014) was an American jurist.
Early life
Joseph Walsh was born to Joseph Patrick and Mary Bolton Walsh on May 18, 1930, in an elevator at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] He grew up in Wilmington, the second of six children. His parents were second-generation immigrants from Ireland. His siblings were sisters Theresa Taylor, Dora Carr, and Pat Walls; and brothers Jim Walsh and Judge Peter J. Walsh.
Education
Walsh graduated from
Career
Walsh served in the
Personal life
He married Madeline Lamb on October 16, 1954. Together they raised six children: Kevin, Lois, Patrick, Daniel, Thomas, and Nancy.[2] Walsh was active in the Catholic Church, serving as a trustee of St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church and as member of the Catholic Diocese Finance Committee and Real Estate Committee. He formerly served as a trustee of the Catholic Diocese Foundation and was a founding member of the St. Thomas More Society in the Diocese of Wilmington.[2]
Death
Walsh died in Newark, Delaware of cancer.[4][5]
Notes
- ^ Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993. Marquis Who's Who. 1991. p. 919.
- ^ a b c d e "The Honorable Joseph T. Walsh: Obituary". Delaware Online. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ O’Sullivan, Sean. "Retired Delaware Justice Walsh, 84, dies". Delaware Online. The News Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Retired Delaware justice Joseph Walsh dies, at 84 Archived 2014-08-15 at archive.today
- ^ Widener Law-Justice Joseph T. Walsh Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine