Walter Stauffer McIlhenny

1910–1985 (age 75)

Biography

Walter Stauffer McIlhenny guided the family enterprise with integrity, balancing stewardship of Avery Island with a heartfelt commitment to his employees and to those who depended on the land's natural gifts.

His memory endures at Avery Island Cemetery, where friends remember a man who took seriously the trust placed in him and who celebrated the landscape and community he helped sustain.

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Also buried at Avery Island Cemetery

Edward Avery McIlhenny
1872–1949 (age 77)
Avery Island Cemetery
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Mary Eliza Marsh McIlhenny
1838–1915 (age 77)
Avery Island Cemetery
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Daniel Dudley Avery
1810–1879 (age 69)
Avery Island Cemetery
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