There will be a gathering of family and friends in an informal celebration of Walter Charles Niles’ life on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 2 p.m.

Walter was born in Naples, August 11, 1951, and died in his home in Bridgton, November 7, 2022.

Please meet at the memorial bench in his name located in Pondicherry Park, Bridgton. Sharing memories both verbally, visually, and silently will be welcome.

Walter is survived by old- est brother, David Paine Niles, D. Psych., North Sebago, and his twin, Jonathan Albert Niles, Umeå, Sweden. He is also survived by his sisters, Ann Louise Mack, who lives in Dolgeville, N.Y. and Martha Isabel Carter, who resides in Franklin, Tenn. He is also survived by an aunt, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He graduated from Brockton High School, Brockton, Mass., and attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. Throughout his life, he held various jobs including working in a bakery, applying his care-giving skills as a mental health aide, house sitting for various people, and becoming a house painter, handy-man, and carpenter in his later years.

Walter was a self taught and solo guitar musician. Music theory was his passion. His interest in learning was forever present, and his avid reading was evident in the number of books covering subjects such as Math, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Art, and the realm of Science plus mysteries and many fictional materials that surrounded him in his home.

He was kind, friendly and caring. His sense of humor was subtle. Walter enjoyed walking and engaging people in conversation during his walks, but he also enjoyed his time alone with his books, playing his guitar and composing, plus solving extremely difficult mathematical problems while listening to his extensive collection of CDs.

Let his memory continue as we come together in Pondicherry Park, September 10, 2023, at 2 p.m.