Walter Heinrich Jr.

Walter William Henrich Jr., resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021, while on a trip with his Gatesway family.

Affectionately called Bill by his family and friends, he was born on March 19, 1954, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Walter William Heinrich Sr. and Dorothy A. Pryor Heinrich.  He was handicapped at age 2.  Bill resided at Hissom in his early years until he was 18 when he became a resident of Gatesway Foundation for Handicapped Adults.

He loved watching wrestling, OU football games, Dallas Cowboys, playing pool, bowling and going to the movies.  His favorite snacks were popcorn and candy.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Walter William Heinrich Sr. and Dorothy A. Heinrich; nephew Walter James Feary and niece Katelyn Nicole Feary. He is survived by his two sisters, Barbara J. Heinrich of Tulsa, OK and Karen A. Heinrich Feary Rogers and husband Tom of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; nephew John William Feary and wife Chelsea of Owasso, Oklahoma, and children Ian Michael Feary and Emma Nicole Feary; niece Jennifer A. Feary of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; great nephew and niece William Blake James Feary and Cassidy Katherine Nicole Feary of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Gatesway Foundation Inc., 1217 E College St, Broken Arrow, OK 74012.