I will miss this Wonderful Man enjoyed talking to him. Every Year he would say your the first Christmas Card and he would alway sent updates on his Family he Loved so Much.
Hugh is now with his Beloved Wife in Heaven Rest In Peace God Bless.
Sharon and Angela Jaeger.
❤️

     I wish that I, personally, had been able to get to know Grandad more in every day life, ‘though I’m grateful for all the times he and Grandmother visited us Fagan’s; they would take us to the zoos or aquariums, bring us to museums, or a park. I definitely have some great memories from those times. 
     Grandad was the one who introduced me (and probably the rest of us grandkids) to the world of golf. I never played,  but at least I know a little of it because of him. 
     When I think of Grandad, I can’t help but think of Grandmother, as well - you can’t have have one without the other. I know they had their struggles along the way— who doesn’t— but they were a beautiful example, to me, of oneness in a Godly marriage. There’s no doubt that, between Grandmother and Grandad Wallace, we all had the foundation of what it means to love our Heavenly Father and to love those around us. I feel happy for him, that he gets to be reunited with his best friend once again. 
     When it was getting close to the time of his passing, an Amy Grant song came into my head out of nowhere. The chorus goes-
In a little while,
Well be with the father;
Cant you see him smile? 
In a little while,
Well be home forever,
In a while
Were just here to learn to love him
Well be home in just a little while.

I grew up in Sebring & am a close friend of Hugh’s sister, Shirley.  Hugh was definitely a leader in high school & obviously that continued throughout his life.  He did a fabulous job organizing many Sebring High School reunions for us, & it was always a special time for me to attend.  My thoughts & prayers go out to all his family.   May he Rest In Peace reunited with his dear wife Joanna.  Charlotte Abney Rudy🙏🙏

Joanna and Hugh were dear friends.  Joanna gave me a good laugh when she wore earplugs to church because of the volume of the music.  She and I were talking and I told her that my solution was to show up at eleven after the noise (I mean the music).  Teachers are defined by their students, and of the thousands of the students I taught, Hugh'son In law Todd Catella and wife Shirley were students of mine and not just students but wonderful friends.  

We spent many a days visiting Uncle Hugh and Aunt Joanna in their home on Amelia Ave.  I remember watching Uncle Hugh watch golf on TV...at the time I couldn't imagine what was so interesting about watching that (until I learned how to play many years later).  I remember how calm it was whenever we would come over (until our clan showed up)!  I don't think I ever heard Uncle Hugh raise his voice.  I can remember how loving it always felt in their house.  His four children are all much like their parents in how they raised their children.  Hugh will be missed but not forgotten. 

My fondest memory’s  of my grandad was visiting almost every year as a kid and when my siblings and I would come inside to eat after running around for hours, he would say WASH YOUR HANDS!… WITH SOAP! I enjoyed all the time I had with him and wished I had the chance to have more, but I was blessed with every minute no matter how small. 

I became very good friends of Mr. Wallace's son David. As such Mr. Wallace soon treated me as a full member of the family. He treated me with such kindness but also with the firmness of a Christian father, something I very much needed at the time. I will always remember him as a surrogate father with many good memories of that time.


I only had the privilege to meet Mr. Wallace personally a couple of times, I think most recently at my mother's memorial service in 2008, but he was one of my father's (Bill Alsmeyer) best friends for all of Hugh's life, and I know he will miss Hugh greatly.

  My sincerest condolences to all of Hugh's family.  I was in the class of '52 along with Hugh at Sebring High School.  After graduation, we went separate ways and did not have any contact until Hugh decided to pull our class together again for a high school reunion.  
     After graduation my parents and I moved to Tallahassee for me to attend FSU.  I had no contact with my classmates in those intervening years , so that reunion was a very special occasion for me.  You can imagine my surprise when I received a phone call and was told it was Hugh Wallace on the phone.  My first question to him was, "How did you find me?"  He had gone through a cousin of mine who lived in Ft Myers, while I had been in several places in Fla and in GA, and in TN.  My mother, my husband, and my daughter all attended the reunion with me.  What a wonderful event it was for me.  How grateful I was to Hugh for bringing this event together and making it happen.
    I met Joanna at that reunion, and we became friends as if we had known each other forever.  They spent one weekend with us while they were on their way home from somewhere.  Knowing that Hugh was an avid golf fan, we tried to get them as close to the Masters golf site as possible, but we couldn't quite get onto that hallowed ground.   
    I was very saddened when I learned  that Joanna had passed away, and now that Hugh has gone on, but happy to  know that they are together again  and in the true Master's presence, and one day I will join them there.



Ray and I were so very fortunate to have Hugh and Joanna Wallace  as our next door neighbors for many years.  Our children all grew up together and shared many memorable experiences over those years.   We could not have had a more loving and caring family as friends and neighbors.  Both Hugh and Joanna are in our special  thoughts today and will remain in our hearts forever.  R.I.P.

COVID-19 Lockdowns were the worst time in American history for all families who had parents in senior facilities or had family members die alone with no loved one by their side. Shirley and I were committed and fully in agreement her daddy would not die alone separated from family contact. We did not know if we could physically handle what our decision would take, but the core decision was made. We will take Hugh, Shirley's daddy, into our home with Conerstone Hospice support to give him and our extended family and his friends access to love on him until the end of his life with us!

On September 14, 2020, just days before Hugh's 86th Birthday on September 19th, he was free to live and be loved.

Here are the following milestones: We did not know if Hugh would make it to Thanksgiving 2020, he did. Christmas 2020, he did. New Years 2021, he did. Easter 2021, he did. His granddaughter Alayna 's wedding May 31, 2021, he did.

Hugh Hamilton Wallace III joined his wife in heaven, praising their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 17, 2021 free today from the bondage of Parkinsons.

Let the family and friends who knew him rejoice and be glad!

Hugh and Joanna Adicks Wallace lived in Lake Eola Heights at 1107 E. Amelia Street, Orlando for 42 years. Their home was the white two story house on the right at the bottom of the hill near Mills Ave in Downtown Orlando. In that home they raised their 4 children, David, Tom, Shirley, & (Diane) Chavvah.

As a family, it was quite an undertaking to downsize all the possessions gathered over those 42 years down to a 2 bedroom apartment in Orlando Lutheran Towers, but we did. 

Hugh and Joanna downsized from the 2 bedroom to a single bedroom apartment together before Joanna passed on December 08, 2017. 

Eventually Hugh downsized to a studio apartment for almost a year before moving to the OLT Windsor Assisted Living apartment as Parkinsons progressed. Then we entered COVID-19 lockdowns after a few short months separating him from regular daily family contact. We were shut out and shut down to waving to him at a window from across the street while talking on his cell phone and an occasional drive through wave to all the Windsor residents to keep everyone's spirits encouraged.

Parkinsons took its toll at the Windsor which landed him in the hospital for 18 days in July 2020. Shirley was able to finally be by his side daily again and his son, Tom, was able to make some visits, but we did not know if Hugh was going to survive at that time. Hugh rallied at the hospital and ended up back at the Windsor in rehab, once again to be under full COVID-19 lockdown, cut off from family. This time it was much worse for him and the family as we could not see him except a couple times when the staff brought him downstairs so we could wave to him through a glass side door with hand written, "We Love You" cards decorated with artwork from his great-grandchildren. 

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Hugh Hamilton Wallace III

19 September, 1934 – 17 August, 2021

Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park

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