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Walter J. “Walt” Corcoran

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Walter J. “Walt” Corcoran

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Dec 2019 (aged 74)
Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Son of Walter and Helen (Terry) Corcoran and husband of Dawn P. (Sullenberger) Corcoran. They were married 54 years on June 19, 2019. He was a 1963 graduate of West Catholic High School. He retired as a distribution supervisor at Kraft Foods after 33 years of service to the company. After retiring from Kraft he worked at Brookside Country Club for 15 years. Walt was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Allentown where he had coached basketball and baseball. Walt was a longtime sports referee on all levels including Division 1, 2 and 3 college basketball, high school lacrosse and soccer, and high school basketball where he refereed the 1999 PIAA State Championship Game. He was instrumental in running the men’s summer basketball league in Whitehall and women’s college league for many years and coached EPYA softball. He enjoyed playing golf, but his greatest love was cheering on his grandchildren during their high school and college sporting events. In addition to his wife, he is survived by children Patrick Corcoran, Christine Rau and her husband, Layman, Jr., Tracey Grim and her husband, Matthew, and Kerry Corcoran and her fiancé, Jeff Cougle.
Son of Walter and Helen (Terry) Corcoran and husband of Dawn P. (Sullenberger) Corcoran. They were married 54 years on June 19, 2019. He was a 1963 graduate of West Catholic High School. He retired as a distribution supervisor at Kraft Foods after 33 years of service to the company. After retiring from Kraft he worked at Brookside Country Club for 15 years. Walt was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Allentown where he had coached basketball and baseball. Walt was a longtime sports referee on all levels including Division 1, 2 and 3 college basketball, high school lacrosse and soccer, and high school basketball where he refereed the 1999 PIAA State Championship Game. He was instrumental in running the men’s summer basketball league in Whitehall and women’s college league for many years and coached EPYA softball. He enjoyed playing golf, but his greatest love was cheering on his grandchildren during their high school and college sporting events. In addition to his wife, he is survived by children Patrick Corcoran, Christine Rau and her husband, Layman, Jr., Tracey Grim and her husband, Matthew, and Kerry Corcoran and her fiancé, Jeff Cougle.

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