Obituaries

Gilroy Death Notices: Veteran, Father

We recognize the following people with ties to Gilroy who are recently deceased.

Walter D. Pierce, recently of Gilroy, died in his sleep on June 27 at the age of 82. Pierce served in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Korean War and moved to Los Gatos in the 1950s. He lived with his wife in the Santa Cruz mountains until 2013 when they moved to Gilroy. He is survived by his wife, two children, and grandchildren.


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