Print Media: "Rex Walls" - Obituary

New York City - Rex Walls, age 59, died today after a severe heart attack. After being hooked up on life support, it was a certain decision among the family that he would prefer the plug to be pulled.

    Rex was raised in Welch, West Virginia, but unlike most people in the small town he set his sights elsewhere. After earning his high school diploma upon the urging of his English teacher, Ms. Bivens, Rex went on to serve the armed forces. During his time in the forces he would meet his wife, Rose Mary, and immediately decided to marry her. When they went on to form a family, it could be described as anything but normal.

    Never one for a traditional life, Rex and Rose Mary would spend their time constantly moving around. Be it for work, mafia research, or just plain skedaddling. The only thing consistent between locations was Rex’s love to drink. After trying and failing to quit drinking, it was firmly establish that Rex was the town drunk wherever he went. And he has certainly been places, going from the desert regions of California, Arizona and Nevada to Welch again, and ending his journey here in New York with his children.

Even when everyone else seemed to lose hope, Rex could always rely on his wife and his daughter, Jeannette, to pull through for him in the end. Though not always the best father figure,, he still was a loving dad. He always had instilled a sense of hope in his kids and tried to give them positive things to believe in despite their situation, such as “giving” his kids stars for Christmas. And he was always a big dreamer, with ideas as grand as an entire castle made of glass. Regardless of any trouble he may have caused in life, Rex Walls was a good man who will be missed in death.