1926 �" 2012
Known as "Dub" to his family, Wally Betts , a San Francisco resident since 1960, passed away during heart surgery.
Wally was from Arkansas and the oldest of 12 children where they lived on a farm and raised cattle and picked cotton. Eventually, Wally made it to San Francisco where he was a longtime Castro resident and a fixture in the community. He worked for 30 years in the pharmacy at Rexall and after retiring worked at the Diamond Senior Center and Java Road Coffee House. He volunteered at Coming Home Hospice and was a Most Holy Redeemer parishioner. Wally loved traveling, gardening, good food, trains, and telling stories �" the spicier the better. He collected fashionable hats and was always wearing one. Wally had several medical problems in his last years but he never let it get him down or steal the mischievous twinkle in his eye. It just wasn't in his nature to give in. Wally's kindness, good nature, and humor left a mark on his many friends who miss him. We prefer to think he is now in a beautiful garden free of pain sitting alongside Sweeney his longtime companion who predeceased him. Private family services were held in Sacramento.