The children of Virginia May EVANS:

 

Virginia May EVANS had 2 children, both by her first husband Donald Stephen WALSH. They were:

1... Clifford LeRoy WALSH. Born 27 Jan 1942 at Bell, Los Angeles, California, he married, on 9 Feb 1963 at Bellflower, Los Angeles, Judith Ann ROZIC. He joined the United States Navy and was selected for training as a Navy SEAL, an elite, highly specialised marine diver and commando. Out of over 1,000 originally selected to begin the training,  he was one of only 7 who passed out for acceptance. On 31 Mar 1964, in an underwater (scuba) training exercise off San Diego, he was killed under suspicious circumstances.  The details of his death were not released by the US Navy for almost 20 years, and then only as a result of severe pressure tirelessly exerted by his mother Virginia May EVANS. Photo of Clifford Leroy WALSH   His Memorial Stone.

2...Lonny Dean WALSH. Born 21 Sep 1944 at Artesia, Los Angeles. He married 1stly, on 23 July 1965 at Bellflower, Los Angeles, Marsha Kay RIPPLE, great niece of the American outlaw Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy PARKER (1866-1908)), whose parents had also been Mormons from England. Lonny Dean WALSH  married 2ndly, on 8 Aug 1981 at Whittier, Los Angeles, Katherine Margaret KROPP.  He died tragically on 6 Jan 1989 at Clovis, Fresno, California, and was bur. on 10 Jan 1989 at Whittier, Los Angeles. Photo of Lonny Dean WALSH..

 

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