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Walter Lenoir Foxworth, former president and owner of Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, Dallas, Tx., passed away on Aug. 2, four days after his 89th birthday.
After receiving a Master's degree in physics from the University of Texas at Austin, Walter joined the family lumberyard chain in 1959. He worked his way up to president, expanding the dealer to 30 locations across Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. He retired in 2022 as chairman-emeritus upon selling the business to US LBM.
Walter was heavily active with several industry associations, serving as Lumbermen's Association of Texas 1990 president, 1993 Dealer of the Year, inaugural Texas Unity Dinner honoree, and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association voard member; and National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association board member and Chairman's Award recipient.
