Rev. Walter Carr died July 21, 2020

Father Walter F. Carr, a diocesan priest for 27 years, died in Round Rock on July 21 at the age of 95.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946; he met and married Mary Casilda Snook on May 14, 1947, while serving in Okinawa, Japan. They moved to Austin where Fr. Carr earned a degree in economics at the University of Texas. The couple had three children: Walter Patrick Carr, Robert Francis Carr, and Kathleen Ann Carr. The couple also served as one of the founding families of St. Louis King of France Parish in Austin.

Father Carr was a staff manager for John Hancock Life Insurance for 34 years. In 1988 he was ordained a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Austin and served as such for four years at St. Louis Parish in Austin. Following his wife’s death in 1990, he prepared for the priesthood and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Austin in December 1992. He served as associate pastor at St. Helen Parish in Georgetown, then as pastor of Santa Rosa Parish in Andice until his retirement in 2006. Father Carr is survived by his children as well as eight grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements:

• Visitation will be on Sunday, July 26, at 6:00 pm at Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church in Andice (6571 FM 970).  The Vigil and Rosary will follow at 7:00 pm. 
• Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, July 27, at 10:00 am at St. Helen Catholic Church in Georgetown (2700 E. University Ave.). The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed at www.sainthelens.org.  
• Interment will be at Assumption Cemetery in Austin (3650 S. IH 35 Frontage Road) following the Mass.