Walter Edenton:
CLASS OF 1964
Princess Anne High SchoolClass of 1964
Virginia beach, VA
Ringling School of Art & DesignClass of 1973
Sarasota, FL
Frederick CollegeClass of 1968
Portsmouth, VA
Frank Knox SchoolClass of 1964
Lexington park, MD
Sampson High SchoolClass of 1964
Guantanamo bay,
Walter's Story
Left HIgh School aimlessly adrift. Went to Frederick College for the sole purpose of playing football. Remarkable as I did not play in High School as I was considered "too small". Made the team and proceeded to have a knee destroyed while holding a practice dummy. One of the few to ever "flunk out" first semester and promptly drafted. Opted for the Navy and was sent to NAS Oceana (a mile from my house in Point O' Woods). Squadron assigned to USS Forrestal and one of few to escape berthing compartment during devastating fire that killed 134. After Navy, my mother applied to Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Fla and lo and behold, was accepted. Met hot female ...Expand for more
6 years younger who promptly married my roommate. Marriage self-destructed after 3 years and I made my move. Happily married now for 38 years (still friends with her ex and my ex roommate). Have been moderately successful as advertising artist in Tidewater but have a few national accounts. Grew a son who is far better than my wife and I and his work can be seen at Edentonstudios.com. Take a look. He's the next great American Artist. Lost a kidney and that pesky prostate gland to cancer in 1996 and had 4 brand spanking new arteries put in my heart in 1999. Finally got around to replacing that bad knee in 2009. Now I'm the picture of health (if you're not 20/20).
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